{"id":2088322,"date":"2026-08-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2088322"},"modified":"2026-08-11T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T21:00:00","slug":"stuffed-animals-and-found-objects-reconfigure-in-sungho-baes-uncanny-sculptures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2088322","title":{"rendered":"Stuffed Animals and Found Objects Reconfigure in Sungho Bae\u2019s Uncanny Sculptures"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content prose-colossal max-w-none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 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=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bae-11.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"a sculpture by sungho bae of a mixed media head that appears like organs, tissues, and more\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cDansu\u201d (2026), stuffed animals salvaged from waste-disposal sites, leather waste, bird feathers, taxidermy glass eyes, decommissioned ritual objects, apotropaic materials, terracotta clay, epoxy clay, aged solid-wood baduk board,  16.5 \u00d7 16.1 \u00d7 16.9 inches. All images courtesy of Sungho Bae, 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\">Stuffed Animals and Found Objects Reconfigure in Sungho Bae\u2019s Uncanny Sculptures<\/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=\"2026-08-11T14:24:39-05:00\">August 11, 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><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/gebert\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Grace Ebert<\/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<ul class=\"colossal-share-buttons\">\n<li class=\"colossal-share-button colossal-share-button--facebook\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2026%2F08%2Fsungho-bae-stuffed-animal-sculptures%2F&amp;title=Stuffed%20Animals%20and%20Found%20Objects%20Reconfigure%20in%20Sungho%20Bae%26%238217%3Bs%20Uncanny%20Sculptures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"colossal-share-button__link\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"colossal-share-button__label\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Share<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"colossal-share-button colossal-share-button--pinterest\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2026%2F08%2Fsungho-bae-stuffed-animal-sculptures%2F&amp;media=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F08%2Fbae-11-960x640.jpg&amp;description=Stuffed%20Animals%20and%20Found%20Objects%20Reconfigure%20in%20Sungho%20Bae%26%238217%3Bs%20Uncanny%20Sculptures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Share to Pinterest\" class=\"colossal-share-button__link\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"colossal-share-button__label\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Pin<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"colossal-share-button colossal-share-button--email\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#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\" aria-label=\"Email this article\" class=\"colossal-share-button__link\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"colossal-share-button__label\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Email<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"colossal-share-button colossal-share-button--copy\">\n\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Copy article link\" class=\"colossal-share-button__link colossal-share-button__copy\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2026\/08\/sungho-bae-stuffed-animal-sculptures\/\" data-label-default=\"Copy\" data-label-copied=\"Copied!\" data-aria-default=\"Copy article link\" data-aria-copied=\"Link copied to clipboard\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"colossal-share-button__label\" aria-live=\"polite\">Copy<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"colossal-share-button colossal-share-button--bookmark\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"simplefavorite-button preset\" data-postid=\"476667\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\"><i class=\"sf-icon-bookmark\"><\/i>Bookmark<\/button>\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Like many kids, I struggled with bedtime. I was a naturally anxious child with a vast imagination and siblings who loved to watch scary movies, leaving me capable of generating an endless array of terrifying things that could happen once the lights went out. To remedy this problem, my mother designated a particular stuffed bear as my guardian, and before retreating to her own room, she would grab its squishy body and infuse it with her protective \u201cpower\u201d should I need some comfort and safety during the night. For a time at least, this plush toy was enough to get me to sleep.<\/p>\n<p>For Seoul-born, Chicago-based artist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunghobae.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sungho Bae<\/a>, the meaning and emotion we ascribe to our childhood possessions gets flipped inside out. Bae gathers once-beloved toys from shops and disposal sites, which he then deconstructs and reconfigures atop a figurative armature. What emerges are uncanny sculptures and reliefs made of a vibrant, fleshy patchwork that resembles organs, tissue, muscle, and more.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bae-9.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-476667\" title=\"Detail of \u201cHead of an Invoker\u201d\" data-rl_title=\"Detail of \u201cHead of an Invoker\u201d\" data-rl_caption=\"Detail of \u201cHead of an Invoker\u201d\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bae-9.jpg\" alt=\"a detail of a a sculpture by sungho bae of a mixed media bust that appears like organs, tissues, and more\" class=\"wp-image-476686\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Detail of \u201cHead of an Invoker\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In his exhibition <em>Apotropaia<\/em>, Bae presents a suite of new works likened to charms, amulets, and other magical forms that ward off evil. The title references the ancient Greek belief in mystical powers and nods to the ways in which humankind has long found meaning in objects, rituals, and materials. Why were these presumably cherished toys discarded? And how might their former significance be reshaped?<\/p>\n<p>One of the less abstract and fantastical works is \u201cDansu,\u201d a head and cross-cut neck with taxidermy eyes and feathers standing in for hair. The piece references a state in the Korean game of Go in which there\u2019s only one move left before capture. Presented atop a weathered game board, the figure embodies the tension between natural and artificial and spirit and death, as he stares with vacant glass eyes originally designed to replicate life in a mounted animal.<\/p>\n<p>Additional wall works, each titled \u201cGut,\u201d are more amorphous. With wispy hair encircling an edge and bits of clay embedding into the mishmash of color and texture, the strange pieces revel in their ambiguity, inviting the viewer in for a closer look.<\/p>\n<p><em>Apotropaia<\/em> is on view through September 6 at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.4wps.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">4th Ward Project Space<\/a>. Keep up with Bae on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/baesungho_\/\" 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\/08\/bae-10.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-476667\" title=\"\u201cHead of an Invoker\u201d (2026), stuffed animals salvaged from waste-disposal sites, used shamanic bells, discarded clothing, leather waste, decommissioned ritual objects, apotropaic materials, terracottaclay, epoxy clay, walnut wood, 12.6 \u00d7 10.6 \u00d7 21.7 inches\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cHead of an Invoker\u201d (2026), stuffed animals salvaged from waste-disposal sites, used shamanic bells, discarded clothing, leather waste, decommissioned ritual objects, apotropaic materials, terracottaclay, epoxy clay, walnut wood, 12.6 \u00d7 10.6 \u00d7 21.7 inches\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cHead of an Invoker\u201d (2026), stuffed animals salvaged from waste-disposal sites, used shamanic bells, discarded clothing, leather waste, decommissioned ritual objects, apotropaic materials, terracottaclay, epoxy clay, walnut wood, 12.6 \u00d7 10.6 \u00d7 21.7 inches\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bae-10.jpg\" alt=\"a sculpture by sungho bae of a mixed media bust that appears like organs, tissues, and more\" class=\"wp-image-476687\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cHead of an Invoker\u201d (2026), stuffed animals salvaged from waste-disposal sites, used shamanic bells, discarded clothing, leather waste, decommissioned ritual objects, apotropaic materials, terracotta<br \/>clay, epoxy clay, walnut wood, 12.6 \u00d7 10.6 \u00d7 21.7 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bae-2.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-476667\" title=\"\u201cGut I\u201d (2026), stuffed animals salvaged from waste-disposal sites, used shamanic bells, discarded clothing,leather waste, taxidermy glass eyes, decommissioned ritual objects, apotropaic materials, terracotta clay, epoxy clay, 20.7 \u00d7 16.9 \u00d7 2.4 inches\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cGut I\u201d (2026), stuffed animals salvaged from waste-disposal sites, used shamanic bells, discarded clothing,leather waste, taxidermy glass eyes, decommissioned ritual objects, apotropaic materials, terracotta clay, epoxy clay, 20.7 \u00d7 16.9 \u00d7 2.4 inches\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cGut I\u201d (2026), stuffed animals salvaged from waste-disposal sites, used shamanic bells, discarded clothing,leather waste, taxidermy glass eyes, decommissioned ritual objects, apotropaic materials, terracotta clay, epoxy clay, 20.7 \u00d7 16.9 \u00d7 2.4 inches\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1828\" height=\"2585\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bae-2.jpg\" alt=\"a sculptural relief by sungho bae of an abstract form made of organs, tissues, and more\" class=\"wp-image-476680\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cGut I\u201d (2026), stuffed animals salvaged from waste-disposal sites, used shamanic bells, discarded clothing,<br \/>leather waste, taxidermy glass eyes, decommissioned ritual objects, apotropaic materials, terracotta clay, epoxy clay, 20.7 \u00d7 16.9 \u00d7 2.4 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bae-3.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-476667\" title=\"Detail of \u201cGut III\u201d\" data-rl_title=\"Detail of \u201cGut III\u201d\" data-rl_caption=\"Detail of \u201cGut III\u201d\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bae-3.jpg\" alt=\"detail of a sculptural relief by sungho bae of an abstract form made of organs, tissues, and more\" class=\"wp-image-476681\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Detail of \u201cGut III\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bae-4.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-476667\" title=\"Detail of \u201cGut I\u201d\" data-rl_title=\"Detail of \u201cGut I\u201d\" data-rl_caption=\"Detail of \u201cGut I\u201d\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bae-4.jpg\" alt=\"detail of a sculptural relief by sungho bae of an abstract form made of organs, tissues, and more\" class=\"wp-image-476682\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Detail of \u201cGut I\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bae-6.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-476667\" title=\"\u201cDansu\u201d (2026), stuffed animals salvaged from waste-disposal sites, leather waste, bird feathers, taxidermy glass eyes, decommissioned ritual objects, apotropaic materials, terracotta clay, epoxy clay, aged solid-wood baduk board,  16.5 \u00d7 16.1 \u00d7 16.9 inches\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cDansu\u201d (2026), stuffed animals salvaged from waste-disposal sites, leather waste, bird feathers, taxidermy glass eyes, decommissioned ritual objects, apotropaic materials, terracotta clay, epoxy clay, aged solid-wood baduk board,  16.5 \u00d7 16.1 \u00d7 16.9 inches\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cDansu\u201d (2026), stuffed animals salvaged from waste-disposal sites, leather waste, bird feathers, taxidermy glass eyes, decommissioned ritual objects, apotropaic materials, terracotta clay, epoxy clay, aged solid-wood baduk board,  16.5 \u00d7 16.1 \u00d7 16.9 inches\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bae-6.jpg\" alt=\"a sculpture by sungho bae of a mixed media head that appears like organs, tissues, and more with tufts of ahir\" class=\"wp-image-476684\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cDansu\u201d (2026), stuffed animals salvaged from waste-disposal sites, leather waste, bird feathers, taxidermy glass eyes, decommissioned ritual objects, apotropaic materials, terracotta clay, epoxy clay, aged solid-wood baduk board,  16.5 \u00d7 16.1 \u00d7 16.9 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bae-7.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-476667\" title=\"\u201cGut III\u201d (2026)\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cGut III\u201d (2026)\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cGut III\u201d (2026)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1972\" height=\"1743\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bae-7.jpg\" alt=\"a sculptural relief by sungho bae of an abstract form made of organs, tissues, and more\" class=\"wp-image-476689\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cGut III\u201d (2026)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bae-1.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-476667\" title=\"\u201cDansu\u201d (2026), stuffed animals salvaged from waste-disposal sites, leather waste, bird feathers, taxidermy glass eyes, decommissioned ritual objects, apotropaic materials, terracotta clay, epoxy clay, aged solid-wood baduk board,  16.5 \u00d7 16.1 \u00d7 16.9 inches\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cDansu\u201d (2026), stuffed animals salvaged from waste-disposal sites, leather waste, bird feathers, taxidermy glass eyes, decommissioned ritual objects, apotropaic materials, terracotta clay, epoxy clay, aged solid-wood baduk board,  16.5 \u00d7 16.1 \u00d7 16.9 inches\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cDansu\u201d (2026), stuffed animals salvaged from waste-disposal sites, leather waste, bird feathers, taxidermy glass eyes, decommissioned ritual objects, apotropaic materials, terracotta clay, epoxy clay, aged solid-wood baduk board,  16.5 \u00d7 16.1 \u00d7 16.9 inches\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bae-1.jpg\" alt=\"a sculpture by sungho bae of a mixed media head that appears like organs, tissues, and more\" class=\"wp-image-476679\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cDansu\u201d (2026), stuffed animals salvaged from waste-disposal sites, leather waste, bird feathers, taxidermy glass eyes, decommissioned ritual objects, apotropaic materials, terracotta clay, epoxy clay, aged solid-wood baduk board,  16.5 \u00d7 16.1 \u00d7 16.9 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bae-5.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-476667\" title=\"\u201cGut I\u201d (2026), stuffed animals salvaged from waste-disposal sites, used shamanic bells, discarded clothing,leather waste, taxidermy glass eyes, decommissioned ritual objects, apotropaic materials, terracotta clay, epoxy clay, 20.7 \u00d7 16.9 \u00d7 2.4 inches\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cGut I\u201d (2026), stuffed animals salvaged from waste-disposal sites, used shamanic bells, discarded clothing,leather waste, taxidermy glass eyes, decommissioned ritual objects, apotropaic materials, terracotta clay, epoxy clay, 20.7 \u00d7 16.9 \u00d7 2.4 inches\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cGut I\u201d (2026), stuffed animals salvaged from waste-disposal sites, used shamanic bells, discarded clothing,leather waste, taxidermy glass eyes, decommissioned ritual objects, apotropaic materials, terracotta clay, epoxy clay, 20.7 \u00d7 16.9 \u00d7 2.4 inches\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2420\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bae-5.jpg\" alt=\"a sculptural relief by sungho bae of an abstract form made of organs, tissues, and more\" class=\"wp-image-476683\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cGut I\u201d (2026), stuffed animals salvaged from waste-disposal sites, used shamanic bells, discarded clothing,<br \/>leather waste, taxidermy glass eyes, decommissioned ritual objects, apotropaic materials, terracotta clay, epoxy clay, 20.7 \u00d7 16.9 \u00d7 2.4 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bae-8.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-476667\" title=\"\u201cGut II\u201d (2026)\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cGut II\u201d (2026)\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cGut II\u201d (2026)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2406\" height=\"1622\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bae-8.jpg\" alt=\"a sculptural relief by sungho bae of an abstract form made of organs, tissues, and more\" class=\"wp-image-476685\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cGut II\u201d (2026)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"after-entry\" role=\"complementary\" aria-label=\"After Entry\">\n<section id=\"block-16\" class=\"widget widget_block widget_text\">\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:#88caf0\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Do stories and artists like this matter to you?<\/strong><\/mark> Become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/members\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"118516\">Colossal Member<\/a> now, and support independent arts 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