HO Cat

4-colour RISO print, recycled paper 42 x 59.4cm, 2022 

A diagrammatic composition of Larry the cat, the Home Office cat living in Downing Street No10, the UK’s Prime Minister’s office, since 2011. As a seemingly apolitical being living in the midst of British politics, Larry has survived so far five prime ministers, purring before and after Brexit, slept through international politician’s visits and probably has seen many back-stories to events and incidents that we, the general public, only know official versions about. Can Larry sense when a politician lies? Does he care at all about British politics?

The print shows a cat tree built from parts of No10 interior, Brexit reflections in the cat’s eye, a long-tongued yawn, phonetic cat sounds based on Mildred Moelk’s research on cat sound vocalization and a pile of shit.

HO Cat Dreams