Pepe is a spider web made from plastic waste from the agricultural industry.
 The spider monkey, belonging to the Atelidae family, lives in the tropical forests of Central and South America, and is considered one of the most skilled climbers in nature. Its long arms and strong tail allow it to move between trees with ease, as if it were part of a living web of branches.
 Why is it important to protect it? Spider monkeys are the “gardeners of the forest”: when they eat fruit, they spread the seeds and allow the forest to regenerate. However, deforestation, hunting and climate change put them at risk of extinction. Protecting spider monkeys means protecting the entire forest – its biodiversity, its sources of oxygen, and the balance that we all enjoy.

 Israeli artist Evelyn (Evi) Anke uses plastic waste to revive creatures that are endangered by human activity - and to ask a poignant question: Do we just observe beauty, or do we act to preserve it?

 The spider monkey sculpture "Pepa" is made of plastic waste that simulates black fur and long arms. Anka highlights plastic pollution as a danger to primate species and all wildlife, not only in the sea but also on land and even in the trees. The name "Pepa" is after the spider monkey that Avi saw almost daily during her research in the Amazon rainforest in Peru, and inspired this piece.

 The work is being sold as part of the "Artists for Marine Mammals" project, the proceeds of which will be transferred to the continued protection of marine mammals in Israel and educational activities at the Dolphin and Sea Center of the Delfis Association, in Ashdod.