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Pussy Weevil
or How I Learned to Love the War, a vile, interactive, animated persona.
An installation view of Pussy Weevil exhibition showing a monitor with the cartoon character and people interacting with it.
Project Summary
Pussy Weevil — a "proto-Tex-Avery" animated character with a malleable and virtually indestructible form. A vile, reactive persona that mutates, spits, and glitches. Exhibited at Bitforms Gallery May 15–June 19, 2003, and Ars Electronica 2003.
Pussy Weevil is an individual software animated character that responds to the viewer’s distance or proximity. The piece involves choreography in space and deals with subject / object relationships vis-a-vis the viewer. Pussy Weevil ignores you, outrageously derides you, tries to scare you but it runs away in fright if you get too close.
Pussy Weevil questions how digital characters can be affected by interactions in analog spaces and examines the relationship between the real and computer made worlds.
Client: Near Future Laboratory
Team: Near Future Laboratory
Project Year: 2004
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Published On: Jan 3, 2026, 18:00
Updated On: Jan 3, 2026, 18:00
Written By: Julian Bleecker
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Project Semantic Tags
ANIMATIONARTART TECHNOLOGYCHARACTER DESIGNEMBODIED INTERACTIONEXHIBITIONINTERACTION DESIGN
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Pussy Weevil Image Gallery
A retro-style image featuring two people in vintage clothing and a cartoon alien character, with exhibition details.
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A cluttered desk with a laptop, wires, and electronic components scattered around.
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Three children are watching a small screen displaying a cartoon character on a pink background.
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