florentijn hofman: fat monkey made of flip flops

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'fat monkey' by forentijn hofman in sao paulo, brazil
all images courtesy florentijn hofman



'fat monkey' by rotterdam-based artist florentijn hofman is a giant site-specific project
created for the pixelshow conference in sao paulo, brazil. the latest addition in a series
entitled obeastitas, the comically over-sized monkey sculpture is an inflated form clad
with thousands of the brazilian icon--the flip flop. the resulting pixel-like effect lends
the monkey a slightly fuzzy appearance from a short distance but gradually grows clear
from afar. the installation was constructed with the help of local students. 






flip-flop detail



(left) aerial view
(right) on site



construction shots; florentijn hofman on the left



stringing together flip flops






putting 'fat monkey' in place



watch the making-of video of 'fat monkey'
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  • Awesome!!! Great idea :D

    NOIR says:
  • The good person, or good monkey!

    Ophir Ribeiro de Sá Junior says:
  • AMAZING!

    mrnj says:
  • I suppose when you are a tiny country you have to live large any way you can. Amazing, but… why?

    peen says:
  • Love this – so playful, so fun, so massive!!

    kaz says:
  • peen, public monuments deal with common values. temporary
    installations are not practical too, they should transmit a thought, a way of being, an urgent need, etc. the monkey connects people for its joyful aspect.

    krueger says:
  • Tiny country? Brazil’s huge!

    Earl says:
  • krueger: i can see your point yeh, but I do not find the gynaecological position, for monkeys, or women, particularly joyful 8-{

    peen says:
  • and Earl: right, that’s why the monkey would never have fitted in R’dam… <8-}

    peen says:

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