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florentijn hofman: fat monkey made of flip flops


'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'
erica db
11.18.10  
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Awesome!!! Great idea :D
NOIR   11.18.10
The good person, or good monkey!
Ophir Ribeiro de Sá Junior   11.18.10
AMAZING!
mrnj   11.18.10
I suppose when you are a tiny country you have to live large any way you can. Amazing, but... why?
peen   11.19.10
Love this - so playful, so fun, so massive!!
kaz   11.19.10
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   11.19.10
Tiny country? Brazil's huge!
Earl   11.20.10
krueger: i can see your point yeh, but I do not find the gynaecological position, for monkeys, or women, particularly joyful 8-{
peen   11.21.10
and Earl: right, that's why the monkey would never have fitted in R'dam... <8-}
peen   11.21.10
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