Bordalo II's giant, colorful squirrel now lives in the Taguspark gardens

The "Colorful Squirrel" has arrived at Taguspark, a work by Portuguese artist Bordalo II that is now part of Taguspark's urban art itinerary and can be seen in the gardens of the largest science and technology park, next to the Quality A Building.

This work by Bordalo II, acquired by Taguspark, is part of a series of works called Big Trash Animals, which aims to draw attention to a current problem related to the production of garbage, waste, pollution and its effects on our planet. The Portuguese artist's aim is to take a different look at our habits.

The idea is to represent an image of nature, in this case animals, constructed with what destroys it. The animals used are local species, extinct species or endangered species.

The squirrel, which can be seen exclusively at Taguspark, is one of the giant sculptural animals built exclusively from waste.

The construction site was built with end-of-life materials such as crashed bumpers, burnt-out garbage cans, tires and household appliances, among others. Many of these components were found in wastelands, abandoned factories or obtained directly from companies that will have to dispose of them for possible recycling.

Bordalo II, pseudonym of Artur Bordalo, is an artist born in Lisbon in 1987, grandson of the painter Artur Real Chaves Bordalo da Silva, known as Bordalo.