Barabajagal (2001)

In Frances Starks Cat Videos 1999 2002 the artists cats are featured playing and lounging in her apartment The videos are a result of Stark being inspired by the visual pleasure of watching her cats and the way their movement changed her perception of her domestic surroundings By utilizing the soundtrack of one diegetic song per video the life of the domestic cat which usually involves no plans or action is framed and then elevated as a work of art The videos produced preYoutube in 19992002 predict our current extensive consumption and emotional responses to online cat videos and unintentionally explore the rise of rapid attention span as a response to current technologies