PETALING JAYA, June 15 — A Los Angeles-based social media influencer decided to bring nature indoors by covering her toilet with chia seeds.
Ali Spagnola documented her week-long experiment on TikTok, showing the gradual process of turning her toilet into a living garden.
Her video update showing the toilet in full bloom, captioned “Art is supposed to make you feel”, has earned 2.1 million views so far.
@alispagnola Art is supposed to make you feel
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For those curious about what sitting on a bushy toilet feels like, Spagnola describes the sensation as “odd and pleasing”, and “just a little moist in a satisfying way”.
TikTok users, some of whom had been diligently following the developments for the past seven days, were both fascinated and terrified.
Others had more pragmatic concerns.
“How r u (sic) gonna clean it? Please these are serious questions,” said one user.
“(Am) I the only one that’s wondering how she’s been using the bathroom while the chia was growing?” asked another.
Spagnola, known for her quirky do-it-yourself stunts, previously covered her entire car with chia seeds.
@alispagnola I turned my car into a chia pet and drove it around Los Angeles #diy #carsoftiktok original sound - Ali Spagnola
She also attempted to make a wearable tuxedo covered in chia seeds; unfortunately the seeds only stayed on the vest and bowtie. .
Busy being a grasshole pic.twitter.com/qQ7zEUPUPE
— Ali Spagnola (@alispagnola) October 7, 2021
For now, Spagnola appears to be continuing her experiment — this time to see what would happen if she stopped watering her chia-covered toilet.
@alispagnola Heading south quickly!
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Responding to comments on her latest post asking why she chose to stop watering her garden-toilet, Spagnola said she had to bike to her studio three times a day just to do so.
“Chia (toilet) consumed my life so I must move on to other art,” she added.
