Biography

Artur Bordalo (born 1987), also known as Bordalo II, is an artist living and working in Lisbon. His name is a tribute to his grandfather, the painter Real Bordalo, which he chose to keep the legacy going while allowing it to evolve and grow. Bordalo II creates massive — mostly animal — sculptures from various discarded objects he and his team are given thanks to a number of partners who help them create art from trash that otherwise would be disregarded or thrown out. His creative process is intrinsically entangled with the concepts of excessive production and consumption, resulting in the continuous fabrication of garbage and, consequently, the planet’s destruction. He has been working since 2012 and, since then, has salvaged around 225 tons of reused materials. His pieces are spread across the globe, namely Singapore, the USA, French Polynesia, France, Germany, Austria, and many others.