Catbus at Burning Seed 2019: Zoophemism + Sydney Decompression

We got a grant from BOSS to take Catbus to Burning Seed Zoophemism at Matong State Forest. Burning Seed was an awesome experience – the amount of effort people went to with the art, art cars, theme camps and spaces was absolutely mind boggling. We felt very privileged and humbled to be a part of that with Catbus.

Our highlight was taking Catbus to Art Cars at Sunset Island and running around the packed dance floor with him – then parking Catbus with the other art cars. He looked pretty small compared to the fire breathing double -decker Bhima the Dragon bus!

“I loved seeing this trundling around. Fantastic idea!”
— festival goer

Taking Catbus out for walks around the paddock and spreading some furry joy was lots of fun. And again, we had plenty of people who wanted to step in and drive / crew for him, as well as play with him.

“It was FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!”
— festival performer

After returning from his adventures at Burning Seed, Catbus needed a grooming day as he was covered in dust and burrs. His legs and tail had a vigorous brush and beating to get all the dust and burrs out of his fur. He was also suffering from broken struts and a bad case of flop ear so some repair work was done to create a more robust structure for his ears.

After Burning Seed, we were invited to bring Catbus along to the BOSS : Burners Of Sydney and Surrounds decompression party (a kind of Burning Seed after party), where he made lots of new friends and once again found himself some new crew.

“Catbus is the coolest thing”
— festival goer

But Catbus is very heavy and it’s not easy to take people for rides in him. Inspired by the amazing art cars at Burning Seed and we’re now working on Catbus v2.0 – turning him into a wheeled, pedal-powered vehicle that is easier to operate and can take people for rides.

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