Stop abuse...

December 1, 2007 2:25 PM

Bears is a series of portraits by Kent Rogowski showing teddy bears that have been turned inside out and restuffed. There are more images here. Is it any wonder that stuffed animal abuse is a serious problem in more than two countries?
posted by Krrrlson (22 comments total)

I sure as hell hope that none of those teddy bears was named Mohamed!
posted by ericb at 2:32 PM on December 1, 2007

Man. So great.
posted by cortex at 2:32 PM on December 1, 2007

This completes me.
posted by French Fry at 2:40 PM on December 1, 2007

Damn, those are so surprisingly creepy.
posted by LarryC at 2:43 PM on December 1, 2007

These are so awesome. To me, this is excellent, creative photography.

And seriously, this little guy is so damn cute and freaky looking!@
posted by god hates math at 2:46 PM on December 1, 2007

Damn, I go to the kitchen to grab a handful of chips, and while I'm gone, ericb steals my line. Snark is hard work!
posted by Devils Rancher at 2:58 PM on December 1, 2007

Finally, the bears are inside out.
posted by gum at 3:04 PM on December 1, 2007

There was a trend for this kind of thing where I live a couple years ago. It seemed like every month I'd show up at a different gallery, party or cafe and someone would have an inside out toy exhibit. Some entrepreneur will start selling them soon, no doubt, 'cause they are creepily appealing.
posted by oneirodynia at 3:11 PM on December 1, 2007

I don't know what kind of treatment this little fella is going through, but I hope he gets well soon. In the mean time I think I'll send him a skinned, turned and restuffed human to play with and make him feel a little better.
posted by Anything at 3:19 PM on December 1, 2007

How delightfully nightmarish. I'd like to own a few of those.
posted by Faint of Butt at 3:22 PM on December 1, 2007

I'm with ya, Anything. He looks like he's having a bit of trouble breathing which you might expect after being turned inside out. I'm sure there were other bears that weren't so lucky.
posted by inconsequentialist at 3:23 PM on December 1, 2007

Is it weird that I think they're kind of cute this way?
posted by actionpact at 3:36 PM on December 1, 2007

Awesome. I'ma try this.
posted by Espoo2 at 3:50 PM on December 1, 2007

(eyes nephew's "What Would Jesus Do?" bear.......)
posted by longsleeves at 3:52 PM on December 1, 2007

I saw this book in the bookstore and thought 'Hey that's kind of neat but a whole book?' and then looked at every single damned one of them because of how awesome they are.
posted by shakespeherian at 4:11 PM on December 1, 2007

Stop the abuse. What are we, some sort of plaything?
posted by Shebear at 4:34 PM on December 1, 2007

Speaking of stuffed animal abuse, The Asylum: Psychiatric Clinic for Abused Cuddly Toys recently admitted a new patient. If you haven't played this flash game/interactive story, you should. It's surprisingly compelling.
posted by ErWenn at 5:12 PM on December 1, 2007 [1 favorite]

Lest it be ignored, notice that this is an non-"annoying flash" interface to an artist's portfolio.
posted by philomathoholic at 6:09 PM on December 1, 2007

I sure as hell hope that none of those teddy bears was named Mohamed!

no, but one of them was named demahom
posted by pyramid termite at 7:39 PM on December 1, 2007

Also known as: art for psychotics, by psychotics.

I want one.
posted by quin at 7:46 PM on December 1, 2007

: How delightfully nightmarish. I'd like to own a few of those.

I just made one from a stuffed dog I had laying around. It was really easy, took about fifteen minutes, and I like how it came out.

The stitching on the nose was threaded to the stitching on the mouth, so his face looks sewn shut. There's a stuffed heart hanging from his mouth that says "I WUFF YOU" that sets the whole thing off nicely.
posted by churl at 7:50 PM on December 1, 2007

Speaking of stuffed animal abuse, The Asylum: Psychiatric Clinic for Abused Cuddly Toys recently admitted a new patient. If you haven't played this flash game/interactive story, you should. It's surprisingly compelling.

New patient!
I love that site and think of it often.
posted by dreamsign at 10:51 PM on December 1, 2007