Taxidermia Wurzeltodensis
Posted in Cryptozoology, Curiosa & Forteana, Taxidermy & Grotesk by Suzanne on August 6th, 2007 | BBC Wikipedia
Hopeless Romantic by Colette Calascione, oil on wood, 10" x 15", 1996
'Story has it, a boy came face-to-face with that animal.... right here. Right where we’re standing now.
Over the years it carried on like this - thieving different parts of people like it wanted to be a person.
Until it looked just like you or me, on the outside. But the only human part it never got was the ---'
(From: The Cat With Hands by Robert Morgan)
Without further ado, here it finally is: The often-promised and long-awaited Taxidermy, Cryptozoology & Animal Curiosa Überpost - dedicated to a very precious and talented friend of mine: The lovely Jessica Joslin. Thank you for creating an outstanding oeuvre that keeps inspiring us!
NOTE TO READERS:
If you're a taxidermist, cryptozoologist or curiosa photographer/multimedia artist, please feel free to leave a comment so that I can complete this comprehensive taxidermy link collection (and seize world dominance). Thank you.
P.S: Don't miss this nifty slideshow with all the artworks featured below. Enjoy!
Phew. My work here is done. I guess I can could retire from blogging now...
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Børre Sæthre (via Fluffy Lychees)
Cai Guo-Qiang (II - via WMMNA)
Carlee Fernandez (via Michelle - where on earth are you, girl? I miss you...)
Athanasius Kircher's Cat Piano (via Robotbrain)
Courtney Payne (via and hosted by Carlee Fernandez)
Erick Swenson (via WMMNA)
Finch & C° (via Proceedings of the Athanasius Kircher Society)
Hardy Burmeier (via Tinselman)
Jeff de Boer (via ExquisiteCorpse)
John Espinosa (via Bunnylicious)
Karen Knorr (via Hysteria)
Les Deux Garcons (via Phantasmaphile)
Lola Isern (via and hosted by Carlee Fernandez)
Michael Sans (via DesignBoom)
Mike Libby (via Meredith Yayanos)
Minnesota Association of Rogue Taxidermists
Hajime Emoto's Museum of Fantastic Specimens (II)
Pascal Bernier (via WMMNA)
Bill Burns' Safety Gear For Small Animals (via WMMNA)
Sandy Skoglund (via Armchair Aquarium)
Simen Johan (via Lost At E Minor)
György Pálfi's Taxidermia (via my brother. Thanks for the DVD!)
Tessa Farmer (via Spy's Spice)
This Must Be Designed By Idiots
Walter Potter's Museum of Curiosities (hosted by A Case of Curiosities)
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Angela Singer (via Jeanie)
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Martin Schwarz's Bürstentierchen
Jon Gipe's Cabinet of Curiosities (via BoingBoing)
Wurzeltod's Cabinets de Curiosités
David McKinley's Heads & Tails Taxidermy
Ione Rucquoi (via Nikki Magennis)
Curious Expedition's Monstrorium Historia (.. and photo set)
Jeanie M.'s Mouse Angel
Takeshi Yamada's Museum of World Wonders
Polly Morgan (via Melanie Haarhaus)
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damien says:
brilliant stuff suzie!
August 6th, 2007 at 12:48 pm
Suzanne says:
Thank you. You should really get a copy of "Taxidermia" once it's out with English subtitles. It's highly bizarre and.. uhm.. Hungarian.
August 6th, 2007 at 1:08 pm
peacay says:
Wow. Thanks for the effort Suzanne. Makes a fella want to hunt, kill and mount something.
August 6th, 2007 at 2:09 pm
Robert says:
brilliant and beautiful. but that's what we have learned to expect.
August 6th, 2007 at 4:46 pm
nikki says:
Hello - love the site. This woman makes photographs that involve animals, and I thought you might find them interesting...
http://www.ionerucquoi.com/home.htm
Merci!
August 8th, 2007 at 3:10 pm
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August 8th, 2007 at 3:50 pm
Suzanne says:
Thanks for the kind words, peacay and gracias for the feature on M.A.R.T., Robert! You're very kind.
@nikki: Ooooh! What a great photographic portfolio Mme Rucquoi has. Sopor Aeternus meets Matthew Barney. Very inspiring. Thanks! I particularly like "Birthday Girl" and "My Bete Noire " I'll add her link to the above post.
August 8th, 2007 at 5:40 pm
melanie says:
a great list!!
i remember another taxidermist with wonderful work here-www.pollymorgan.co.uk
thank you!
August 9th, 2007 at 1:35 am
Jessica says:
Thank you soooo much my sweet brillant darling! Such delicious eyeball treats. It's an honor to be in . MWAH!
August 9th, 2007 at 5:38 am
nicole says:
thank you so much for taking the time to compile this wonderfully rich collection of spectacular artists and works. i have been starting to use natural specimens in my own recent work, but no images to share just yet (but check back in the fall).
incredibly inspiring!
August 10th, 2007 at 7:11 pm
Eugene says:
Here is another addition: http://www.eugeneparnell.com/portfolio.html
Thank you for a comprehensive collection!
August 12th, 2007 at 1:09 am
peacay says:
Woot! You're an academic!
August 12th, 2007 at 6:53 am
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August 12th, 2007 at 7:58 am
Yetused says:
Consider Herr Kid's blog category "Taxidermie" about beautiful shots from the streets.
It inspired me for my first bird just today! And ten minutes later I find this topic on your site. Talk about coincidence...
August 14th, 2007 at 8:58 pm
D says:
We at Curious Expeditions do a fair bit of taxidermy photography also. Our photos taken at various Natural History museums may be of interest.
We wrote a bit about it at here as well.
August 15th, 2007 at 4:03 pm
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August 17th, 2007 at 2:13 pm
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habe heute den schlussdurchgang vom eidgenössischen geschaut. finde den abderhalden jörg noch recht attraktiv! naja... sonst alles o.k. mit mir. ich wünsche dir eine gute woche und hoffe, es geht dir gut,
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August 26th, 2007 at 8:06 pm
Björn says:
Hej, thank you for this! The dancing baby skeletons of the Museo delle Cere Anatomiche are wurzeltodensis-worth:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/curiousexpeditions/898319136/in/set-72157601006148327/
August 31st, 2007 at 1:19 am
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August 31st, 2007 at 1:25 am
Hilary Glime says:
What an awesome list!
September 10th, 2007 at 2:46 am
Suzanne says:
Thank you all very much for submitting your own (crypto-) taxidermy links. I added the ones I liked to the Taxidermia Wurzeltodensis überpost. Yay!
September 16th, 2007 at 4:45 pm
arc says:
This is the best most helpful gathering of the weirdly animal on the net. I saw Angela Singer work on Who Killed Bambi today, her deers would be a good link.
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September 24th, 2007 at 9:22 pm
Suzanne says:
Thank you, arc! Her link has been added.
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dikonstrukt says:
These are excellent. Those Mike Libby insects are amazing.
What about Amy Ross?
November 19th, 2007 at 3:11 am
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Thanks for the mention, dikonstrukt! This is such an amazing list to have discovered.
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Yeah, at some point. This post is rather old now and in need of a GIANT update which will follow at some point and then images will definitely be hosted elsewhere. Thanks for the input, Lerp!
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