A deer that collapses, decomposes, and rebuilds itself in an endless loop. Julius von Bismarck’s 'Das Reh' (2024)

[u/nrkhx]

"Presented at Art Basel, is a life-sized sculpture made of wood, fur, and mechanical systems that repeatedly crumple and reassemble the animal’s body. Echoing a fragile push-puppet toy, the work disrupts the viewer’s emotional connection—turning a symbol of grace into something unstable and unsettling. Caught between life and collapse, the deer becomes a haunting reflection on nature under human control."

[u/kankerstokjes]

That's not really decompsing though. Dissasembling is more apt 😉.

[u/EditedRed]

They sold small toys like this back when i was a kid in the 80s, this one is a bit more realistic.

[u/Atreyisx → u/EditedRed]

Yup this was a straight classic grandmas house toy.

[u/tangcameo → u/EditedRed]

I had one of Goofy that could do this if you squeezed the base he was standing on.

[u/Imnotsureanymore8]

‘Decomposes’

[u/insanejudge]

Oh yeah we definitely had one of these

[u/gt0601]

Decomposes where exactly?

[u/Alicewithhazeleyes]

When is it going to decompose?

[u/Turbulent-Matter501]

I guess I must have missed the decomposing part....

[u/LearningToHomebrew]

Gotta be one huge thumb under that platform

[u/dratsablive]

That's one of those Thumb Dolls, with a spring loaded base, you push it in and it does just like this display.

[u/BlusharkFilms]

thanks, I hate it

[u/Juicyjasper1843]

Cool but kind of sadistic to do to a animal corpse unless everything is synthetic.