Thomas Grünfeld’s Misfits references the fairytales he grew up with in southern Germany - wolpertinger. The stories talk of impossible animals with human traits. Maybe that’s why Grünfeld’s taxidermy creations seem childlike and imaginative, but also a little dark. The most commonly described wolpertinger in Bavarian folklore features wings, antlers, tails and fangs attached to rabbits or squirrels, and I quite enjoy the slightly sinister mental image of a fanged rabbit hopping around those mysterious Bavarian woods. Grünfeld’s work seems to strike a childlike chord within his audience, who are captivated but also a little suspicious.
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