The piece titled "Fat Monkey" was created by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofmanin Sao Paulo, Brazil.
The sculpture is made up of thousands of flip flops and was created with the help of local art students.
The base is covered in 10,000 flip flops and is over 45-feet-long!
Youtube video of the making of the monkey: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyjoZcpYPtY&feature=related
Artists' website: http://www.florentijnhofman.nl/dev/project.php?id=171
