Art  &  Discourse
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Cat Cat Kitty
Cat Cat Kitty is a series of songs, performances, and videos that explore communication between species through expressions of love, desire, and companionship.

"In Cat Cat Kitty, Vivian Sming calls out to her feline for recognition of Vivian's very human, repetitive, and insistent love. The speed of the work, jumping through a ceaseless collection of moments with her cat, implies adoration but also questions whether human feelings about pets are reciprocal or a projection of human desire for closeness."
— Jessica Rath


Happy Two (Cat Cat Kitty MV), 2013
Footage comprised of over 1500 photographs taken between October 13, 2011 and October 13, 2013
Digital video, 1 min 4 sec
  

CAT CAT KITTY, 2012
Compact disc with booklet
[♫ on SoundCloud]

CAT CAT KITTY (XRDS EDITION), 2013
Compact disc
[♫ on SoundCloud]
Created in collaboration with Art Studio IV students at Crossroads School, Santa Monica, CA.


Spread from CAT CAT KITTY booklet


Your soft fur is a garden. My head sinks in., 2014
performance