ジェームス・ジーンさんのインスタグラム写真 - (ジェームス・ジーンInstagram)「Double Blind. Graphite on Paper, 14.25 x 10”, 2019. For @friezeartfair with @kaikaikikigallery⠀ ⠀ 🌈😸🍞 There is a shared madness in the world, an obsession that has been implanted into the minds of billions of humans by a single-celled parasite called Toxoplasma gondii. If you’ve ever spent time near a cat, you’re probably infected. T. gondii lowers the inhibitions of rats and manipulates them into being attracted to the smell of cat urine instead of being repelled by it, thereby increasing their chances of being eaten so that it can complete its life cycle inside the domestic cat. In humans, the psychological effects are palpable. Cobb said the most resilient parasite is an idea, but it’s actually a parasite that is able to plant an idea in its host. Infected humans have felt the inextricable draw of cat memes and videos, scrolling and streaming until the views hit the triple comma club. T. gondii travels in feline fecal matter and clouds of kitty litter dust, an especially efficient dispersion method that has resulted in the infection of perhaps half the global population of humans. And T.gondii is on the screen of your phone, with gorilla glass being an ideal vector for fecal matter as the device travels from bathroom, to bedroom, to boardroom. As anxiety disorders rise worldwide, we seek comfort in the cuteness of cats and have created vast social networks to disseminate cat propaganda. Is the parasite responsible for both our fragility and mania? Perhaps the purring of teh kittehs in our laps is in truth the death rattle of our free will. 🎹😺🎹」4月23日 21時31分