CORY REYNOLDS | DATE 12/22/2021

Happy Holidays from Artbook | D.A.P.

We dare you not to smile while flipping through For Cats Only, Hatje Cantz’s infectious new collection of architectural cat photography (as in, cats in and on 30 different, idiosyncratic cat trees) by Zurich-based Pascale Weber. Featured here is the obvious favorite winter holiday shot, but others are just as cool—conjuring mini-Modernism, hippie-chic, desert islands, summertime fun, spelunking, high-rise living and more than a little bit of Dr. Seuss. “With her series of cat trees,” Nadine Barth writes, “Pascale Weber has created a new, fresh topos: the live-in sculpture for cats. Presenting these idiosyncratic objects together distills their essence, a kind of ‘aura of housing.’ One could now make grand statements about a society that creates a house within the house for the house pet. Or perhaps for oneself as a place of visual retreat where the eye can linger. One practical side effect is something all cat trees have in common: they are a genuine alternative to the sofa.”