The sculptural recreation of an old internet meme. It’s a taxidermy cat peeking through a hole in the ceiling, always watching you. It’s cute and scary at the same time, like the internet.
Installation view, SFMOMA
Taxidermy cat, polyurethane resin, hole
Collection of the SFMOMA
Installed at Open Data Institute, London
Variations of the meme. The original photographer is still unknown.
Ceiling Cat Crated
We released to public domain the hires image of the sculpture, through Wikipedia, so that anybody can copy it and use it for whatever purpose, free of charge: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eva_and_Franco_Mattes,_Ceiling_Cat.jpg
