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Eva & Franco Mattes
Deep Fried Cursed Cat
Created for RHIZOMA, Deep Fried Cursed Cat is printed on heavyweight blotting paper with 900 perforated tabs. It uses plant-based, food-grade ink, harking back to the paper’s historical connection to LSD.
Eva & Franco Mattes’ Cursed Cat sculpture was deep-fried by master chef Franziska Von Guten and printed by Caleb Kesey, grandson of counterculture icon Ken Kesey.
Drawing from the aesthetic of Deep Fried Memes, the work captures the chaotic visual language of internet culture, where images are filtered to the point of distortion. Born from social media, these memes embody the internet’s frenetic energy, reflecting overstimulation and digital absurdity.