{"id":1869567,"date":"2026-04-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1869567"},"modified":"2026-04-07T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T21:00:00","slug":"retrofuturistic-figures-emerge-from-wood-in-playful-sculptures-by-aleph-geddis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1869567","title":{"rendered":"Retrofuturistic Figures Emerge from Wood in Playful Sculptures by Aleph Geddis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content prose-colossal max-w-none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2429\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/geddis-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"a collection of small, abstract, spindly wooden sculptures\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">All images courtesy of the artist, shared with permission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0bc941e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">Retrofuturistic Figures Emerge from Wood in Playful Sculptures by Aleph Geddis<\/h1>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-07T05:32:00-05:00\">April 7, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a class=\"category-art\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/art\/\" rel=\"tag\">Art<\/a><a class=\"category-craft\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/craft\/\" rel=\"tag\">Craft<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/kmothes\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Kate Mothes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-share-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-visible-labels has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-layout-flex wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\">\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-facebook has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2026%2F04%2Faleph-geddis-chiseled-wood-sculptures%2F&amp;title=Retrofuturistic%20Figures%20Emerge%20from%20Wood%20in%20Playful%20Sculptures%20by%20Aleph%20Geddis\" aria-label=\"Share\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \"><br \/>\n\t\t\tShare\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-mail has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#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\" aria-label=\"Email\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \"><br \/>\n\t\t\tEmail\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><button class=\"simplefavorite-button preset\" data-postid=\"472457\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\"><i class=\"sf-icon-bookmark\"><\/i>Bookmark<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Chiseled from wood, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alephgeddis.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aleph Geddis<\/a>\u2019 spindly, playful, vaguely alien <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/tags\/aleph-geddis\">wooden sculptures<\/a> evoke an enigmatic tension between identity and glyph. His organic, hand-worked objects teeter between abstraction and figuration like retrofuturistic icons. The artist lives between Japan, Bali, and Orcas Island in Washington. \u201cThis split has been incredibly generative, allowing me to carry my practice with me and respond to very different environments and energies,\u201d he tells Colossal.<\/p>\n<p>Scale is a constant source of fascination. Geddis has recently been working on a series he calls <em>Littles, <\/em>which are \u201cinspired by the way children disappear into dreamy, imaginative worlds while playing with toys,\u201d he says. \u201cThey feel personal and secretive, almost like talismans.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/geddis-4.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-472457\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2002\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/geddis-4.jpg\" alt=\"a hand holds up a small, abstract, spindly wooden sculpture\" class=\"wp-image-472463\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>On the larger side, Geddis is lately considering how pieces may transform into site-specific responses to environments. He\u2019s also currently working on a large-scale project for the Burning Man festival amid Nevada\u2019s Black Rock Desert, which people will be able to walk through. \u201cI love the idea of these forms existing in the clean, open environment of the playa, where they can be experienced at a completely different scale and in relation to the vast desert landscape.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some of Geddis\u2019 works are currently on view at <a href=\"https:\/\/island-thyme-shop-gallery.myshopify.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Crow Valley Gallery<\/a> on Orcas Island alongside the work of his aunt, Kate Geddis. See more on the artist\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alephgeddis.com\/instagram\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/geddis-2.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-472457\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2032\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/geddis-2.jpg\" alt=\"a hand holds up a small, abstract, spindly wooden sculpture\" class=\"wp-image-472461\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/geddis-7.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-472457\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2436\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/geddis-7.jpg\" alt=\"a collection of small, abstract, 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