A tatami room with fourteen small glossy cats sitting among a boombox, a mug, a television and a stack of books.

Fourteen of them are in this photograph. Point at one.

Assortment catalogue

Neco Cat $NECO

A catalogue of small glossy cats. The series has no end and nobody holds the full list, so most of this one is empty on purpose.

Section one

The index

13 of 120 recovered
with apple 004 in a watermelon 011 in a box 017 with the drawing 021 standing 029 behind the big one 036 in a raincoat 043 at the keyboard 049 on the board 057 in the mug 064 dressed for water 069 with the arm 087 with the fish 094

--- And one more, who has never been given a number.

Section two

The plates

with apple
no. 004

with apple

Carrying
one apple
Finish
gloss, unchipped
Source
plate 1, the only photograph

nobody has explained the apple. he has not asked.

in a watermelon
no. 011

in a watermelon

Carrying
half a watermelon
Finish
gloss
Source
plate 1, the only photograph

the rind is not cut open at the back. there is no way he got in.

in a box
no. 017

in a box

Carrying
one cardboard box, printed
Finish
gloss
Source
plate 1, the only photograph

the label says mikan. there are no mikan.

with the drawing
no. 021

with the drawing

Carrying
a spiral pad, four markers
Finish
gloss, dust on the left flank
Source
plate 1, the only photograph

the drawing is finished. he has not got up.

standing
no. 029

standing

Carrying
nothing
Finish
matte
Source
plate 1, the only photograph

the only one with eyebrows, and the only one who looks like he has an opinion.

behind the big one
no. 036

behind the big one

Carrying
nothing
Finish
gloss
Source
plate 1, the only photograph

half of him is behind entry ---. we have never seen the other half.

in a raincoat
no. 043

in a raincoat

Carrying
a net, one catch
Finish
matte, violet
Source
plate 1, the only photograph

it is not raining. the net is full anyway.

at the keyboard
no. 049

at the keyboard

Carrying
37 keys, one pair of headphones
Finish
gloss
Source
plate 1, the only photograph

the headphones are not plugged into the keyboard.

on the board
no. 057

on the board

Carrying
one skateboard
Finish
gloss
Source
plate 1, the only photograph

the board has not moved. neither has he.

in the mug
no. 064

in the mug

Carrying
one mug, one star
Finish
gloss, lilac
Source
plate 1, the only photograph

the mug is clean. he did not climb in after the tea.

dressed for water
no. 069

dressed for water

Carrying
a beach ball, a swim ring, a bell
Finish
gloss, striped
Source
plate 1, the only photograph

dressed for water. there is no water in the room.

with the arm
no. 087

with the arm

Carrying
nothing yet
Finish
gloss, pearl
Source
plate 1, the only photograph

the arm leaves the frame. we did not photograph what it was reaching for.

with the fish
no. 094

with the fish

Carrying
one fish, alive
Finish
cast glass over chrome
Source
plate 1, the only photograph

you can see through him to the fish. the fish can see back out.

the big one
no number

the big one

Carrying
nothing
Finish
gloss
Source
plate 1, the only photograph

the largest thing in the photograph and the only one we cannot place.

Section three

Entry ---

The big cat, startled, with exclamation marks on both sides of his head.

He is the largest thing in the photograph. He has no number, because we have never found the day he was made. Everything below was checked.

  1. reverse image search 1,240 hits
  2. of those, distinct files 1
  3. oldest copy found a repost
  4. credited by that repost a repost
  5. the post it credits deleted
  6. archive snapshot text only
  7. filename on disk unnamed.jpg
  8. photographer unrecorded

Origin unknown. He is here anyway.