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Ceiling Cat (2016)

Ceiling Cat is the sculptural recreation of an old internet meme: a taxidermy cat peeking through a hole in the ceiling, always watching us, watching it, like the internet.

 

 

Eva & Franco Mattes, Ceiling Cat

 

 

 

Eva & Franco Mattes, Ceiling Cat

Installed at SFMOMA

 

 

 

Eva & Franco Mattes, Ceiling Cat

The original photograph from 2006, the photographer is still unknown

 

 

 

ceiling cat meme browser
Variations of the meme

 

 

 

Eva & Franco Mattes, Ceiling Cat

The sculture crated

 

 

 

Eva & Franco Mattes, Ceiling Cat

 

 

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.

 

 

Various uses of the image found online:

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Collection of the SFMOMA (San Francisco), and X Museum (Beijing).