Will and Nill are two alley cats, both very hungry. That’s about
their only similarity though, for while Will is up and about at
cock-crow, Nill yawns and continues to doze. Having tried
unsuccessfully to persuade his friend to join him, off goes Will
alone. Not to forage first though, for he accepts the invitation to
play hide-and-seek with a passing sparrow – at least it provides a
distraction from an empty tummy. Not only that but he is eventually
rewarded by a half-eaten fish he discovers poking out from the top
of the sparrow’s third hiding place. Then having promised another
game the following day, Will sets about sating his appetite on the
tasty treat that awaits him before returning to an even hungrier
Nill, and a contented sleep. This fable playfully demonstrates that
making just a little effort can make a big difference. There are
probably elements of both Nill and Will in all of us, but
unexpected good fortune seldom comes to those who do nothing:
serendipity seems to favour those that have a bit of get up and
go.The flat, almost perspective-less renditions of both cats and
cityscapes are at once arresting and wryly winsome; and despite
Nill’s somnolence, Atieh Markazi really does manage to bring both
characters to life in her cat portraits.
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