# Hybrid Taxidermy Misfits by Thomas Grunfeld By Pearl | Published 2008-10-13 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hybrid-taxidermy-misfits-by-thomas-gruenfeld References: [designboom](http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/10/view/4171/misfits-by-thomas-grunfeld.html) & [jousse-entreprise](http://www.jousse-entreprise.com/html/art/frameart.html) German artist Thomas Grünfeld’s 'Misfits' collection are animal collages, actual taxidermal specimens that have been deliberately mismatched. These are as improbable pairings and may give us a sense of the reactions the platypus must have provoked when it was first encountered. The pairings are bizarre. A parrot-squirrel, a bull-ostrich, giraffe-ostrich, calf-deer, dog-deer, pig-bird, deer-giraffe are but some of them. Perhaps the artist is trying to make a statement of where unorthodox cloning might lead to? ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.0/10 - Popularity: 82% | Activity: 59% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Modern](https://www.trendhunter.com/modern) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Hybrid Taxidermy:** Opportunity for artists and taxidermists to explore new forms of creative expression by combining different animal specimens in unconventional ways. ### Who This Affects Most - **Art and Design:** The art world could embrace hybrid taxidermy as a disruptive innovation that challenges traditional notions of taxidermy and pushes the boundaries of artistic expression. - **Animal Conservation:** The field of animal conservation could explore the ethical implications of creating hybrid taxidermy specimens and how it could influence public perceptions of endangered species. - **Museum and Exhibition:** Museums and exhibitions could use hybrid taxidermy as an innovative way to engage audiences and provoke conversations about our relationship with animals and the boundaries of scientific exploration. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Futuristic Museum Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/unnatural-history-museum-of-singapore.md) - [Unique Hybrid Mystery Figurines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/animal-x-vegetable-gachapon.md) - [Otherworldly Wooden Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wooden-sculptures-1.md) - [Folk Creature Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fibredog.md) - [Modern Design-Exploring Art Objects](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pratone-chair.md) - [Broken-Aesthetic Sculpture Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/brokenaesthetic-sculpture-collection.md) - [Digital Archetype Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/christian-rex-van-minnen-1.md) - [Human Embraced-Inspired Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wallmounted-sculpture.md) - [Biomimetic Fashion Lines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nonhuman-life.md)