'Catwalk' (2018)

My first-year final piece for my studio art practice, the brief was to create an impossible sculpture, something that is impossible to happen or work. I thought of creating something quite humorous and ironic whilst having an interest in fashion and the use of fur in the industry. I used clay and fake fur to create the cat feet sculptures to stand on a catwalk stage made from MDF wood. Adding other features to this installation such as the pyramid painted on the wall, sand on the stage, and wire shows as if it has just come from Egypt which personifies them. The use of wire shows the threat to them and how furry animals are mistreated and to emphasize animal cruelty which is still an ongoing issue. The main idea is the impossibility of seeing cats walking across a platform dressed fashionably in the middle of a city or landmark, which I would find quite comical. I associated cats with Egypt as they are honored and highly representative of the gods.