the rix mix

A vaguely Egyptian design in the sci/fantasy style, where Earth civilizations are appropriated for imaginary alien worlds. The face is clearly of the cat family, at rest but aware, a many-ears cat. The curved handle is the sky; the adjustable antenna rising through it shows that the word firmament is not to be construed as a solidity; there is no ceiling. It listens. The knobs below the handle are also ears, as they "hear" instructions. The small LCD screen is a third eye, revealing what it sees inwardly. The two oval shaped "sensors" are each attached with a single ultra-sensitive whisker. Below the face a stereo output & left/right inputs form a necklace that looks like a second mouth. Because of the position of the speakers, we may suggest that this feline is capable of speaking with its ears & hearing with its mouth. The entire object is shaped as a basket or container, deliberately constructed to appear heavier than it is, mysterious at first, but it explains itself readily enough.

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