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BY IKER CORTÁZAR

© Iker Cortázar

Introduction

At the time of this project I’d wanted for a long time to create some illustrations of exotic animals, living together with humans. One of the ideas I came up with was about a toucan. The initial concept was a toucan in a birdcage, poking his beak out through the gaps between the bars. My intention was to create a sad and slightly cruel story, but with a touch of black humor, because above everything else I wanted the image to be funny.

The toucan lives far from home; he can’t move, ...