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Bordalo II’s Flamingos in Olhão: Big Trash Animals Made From the Materials Threatening Their Habitat

July 13, 2026

Bordalo II’s Flamingos da Ria Formosa transforms discarded plastic, metal and bicycle parts into two sculptural murals in Olhão, connecting the city’s graffiti history with the fragile wildlife of the nearby lagoon.

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Bordalo II swimming with plastic shark . Image copyright Selina Miles

Bordalo II and the Sea: Marine Life, Plastic Pollution and Art Made from Waste

July 1, 2026

From Trash Sharks swimming in Tahiti to Plastic Whales in Bora Bora, Sketchy Crab in the Algarve and Balloon Fish on Portugal’s Atlantic coast, Bordalo II has repeatedly turned marine life into a powerful language for confronting plastic pollution, waste and environmental responsibility.

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Bordalo II: Big Trash Animals, Provoc and the Politics of Waste

June 18, 2026

Portuguese artist Bordalo II transforms discarded materials and public space into a critical language for examining waste, wildlife, consumerism and society. From Big Trash Animals to Provoc, GraffitiStreet traces the evolution of his practice and our first-hand relationship with the artist since 2015

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Bordalo II Big Trash Animals: Waste, Wildlife and Meaning

June 16, 2026

Bordalo II transforms discarded materials into powerful animal sculptures that confront waste, consumer culture and ecological responsibility. Looking beyond the spectacle of his Big Trash Animals, this GraffitiStreet feature explores the recurring themes that define his practice, from habitat destruction and public art to the poetic transformation of urban debris into wildlife.

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Bordalo II’s Happy Quokkas Bring Big Trash Animals to Fremantle, Australia

April 3, 2026

Bordalo II’s Happy Quokkas brings the artist’s Big Trash Animals to Fremantle, Western Australia, transforming reclaimed waste into a monumental portrait of one of the region’s most recognisable native species.

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Bordalo II’s ‘Balloon Fish’ in Trafaria, Portugal: Monumental Street Art Made from Local Trash

January 7, 2026

On a coastal street in Trafaria, Costa da Caparica, a colossal pufferfish appears to push its way through the side of a building. Its eyes are wide and alert, while its skin reveals itself as an intricate assemblage of discarded plastics, industrial remnants, broken objects and locally sourced waste. Created by Portuguese artist Bordalo II, […]

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Bordalo II’s Re-Raccoon: From Belém to Chelas, Lisbon 2015–2025

December 8, 2025

Bordalo II’s Re-Raccoon adapts his iconic 2015 Big Raccoon, moving the Lisbon artwork from Belém to Chelas.

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Concrete & Colour Exhibition at GraffitiStreet: Now Open to the World Virtually

July 30, 2025

Concrete & Colour may have wrapped up in the gallery, but the experience is far from over. We’re excited to announce that the full exhibition is now available to explore online through our Matterport 3D virtual tour bringing the show to screens around the world. Concrete & Colour at GraffitiStreet Gallery in Chichester, West Sussex. Matterport 3D virtual […]

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UNMUTED: Bordalo II’s Sensitive Content Above Paris Speaks Loudly in Silence

July 29, 2025

Bordalo II’s Sensitive Content transforms a blurred Palestinian flag, mute icon and social-media warning into a powerful public intervention about war, visibility, censorship and the right to witness.

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Bordalo II’s Trash Animal ‘Panda’: A Symbol of Waste and Wake-Up Calls

June 20, 2025

Bordalo II’s Neutral FX Panda transforms discarded toys, electronics and plastics into a unique Trash Animal, exhibited by GraffitiStreet in Concrete & Colour in Chichester.

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Bordalo II’s Monoplizada Turns Lisbon Into a Monopoly Board Over the Housing Crisis

May 3, 2025

Portuguese artist Bordalo II transformed Lisbon’s Praça do Duque da Terceira at Cais do Sodré into a giant Monopoly-inspired game board. Titled Monoplizada / Monopolised, the public intervention confronts Portugal’s housing crisis through one of the world’s most recognisable symbols of property, money and economic power. Painted squares, houses, hotels and banking references surround the […]

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