CPS: Week 5 - Object Oriented Onotology

In response to the theme of object-oriented ontology, I first created sketches of how cats interact and use objects as their beds, or places to sleep in. From the sketches, I chose two to animate in procreate and export as short gifs. By observing unusual objects that cats decide would make good resting spaces, I showed how cats can take any object and see it as their own sleeping space. Most objects, no matter how uncomfortable they seem to us, a cat will find suitable to be their bed. Whether it was meant to be a bed or not, cats will usually force their way into it or on it, making it conform to or suit them. Work that inspired me for this idea was the video created by Chris Broad on his channel Abroad in Japan, titled I Explored Japan's Largest ABANDONED Island. In his video, he experiences the island Ikeshima, which has become uninhabited leaving the buildings to be overrun and taken over by the nature there. The theme of object-oriented ontology is present in the video as it emphasizes how the island has become due to the lack of human input, a place where nature and fauna thrive more than humans can. He also specifically mentions the cats that are living on the island, close to the port where the remaining residents are but also further inwards of the island. The cats' relationship with the island and the man-made items left behind is to use them to their own benefit, most of the time as things to sleep on or in.