The Small Trash Animals series came after the development of the most recognizable series, Big Trash Animals. Here, the goal was to reduce the scale of the construction of large animals and present them in a new habitat: the gallery.
The smaller scale allows the use of a greater variety of materials for the composition of these works. At its base, these works are mostly composed of textured wood, reusing doors, shutters, windows and benches of vacant buildings, which are then prepared to become the canvas on which compositions will be added using plastics, electronic material, fabrics, light metals, children's toys, hammocks, among others, all collected in the streets, empty spaces, garbage dumps or recycling centers. These assemblies are created in the studio using a paraphernalia of machines and workshop tools, which allow to join, drill, cut and bend.
Like the Big Trash Animals series, Small Trash Animals also ended up dividing into the Neutral, Half Half and Plastic Animals subseries.
In the Neutral subseries, materials are subsequently painted with water-based paints and, in addition to the solid and other more smoky layers, drips and splashes are also assumed in order to contribute to more expressive pieces. The paint layer appears as a make-up, which tries to hide (exposing) the waste that makes up the whole of each animal.
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