Image: Tara Rowhani-Farid, 6 Packs of Hubba Bubba for an 8 Minute Song, 2019, Oil, acrylic and spray paint on canvas, 195 x 176 cm, Photography by Grant Hancock
FRONT GALLERY: TARA ROWHANI-FARID (SA) - CHARLIE SCHMIDT’S COOL CAT (THE ORIGINAL)
A neatly-attired ginger cat playing the keyboard on the internet has eclipsed how I see regular, non-internet cats. Charlie Schmidt’s Cool Cat (THE ORIGINAL), commonly known as Keyboard Cat, reminds me that my internet-tinted glasses have revolutionised my past experiences and present outlook; a cat is no longer just a cat – a cat is a potential Star.