These inside out teddy bears are the work of Kent Rogowski. The teddy bears come from a book from Kent Rogowski simply entitled “Bears”. This is a series of portraits of ordinary teddy bears that have been turned inside out and restuffed. Each animal’s appearance is determined by the necessities of the manufacturing process. Simple patterns and devices never meant to be seen are now prominent physical characteristics, giving each one a distinctly quirky personality: their fasteners become eyes, their seams become scars, and their stuffing creeps out in the most unexpected places. This makes the bears strange yet oddly familiar creatures. They are hideous yet cuddly, disturbing yet endearing, absurd yet adorable, while offering a metaphor for us all to consider. These bears, which have lived and loved and lost as much as their owners, have suffered and endured through it all. It is by virtue of revealing their inner core might we better understand our own.
Post by Lauren Trangmar
Post by Lauren Trangmar