Bunnies ‘intrude’ on SF Civic Center Plaza

Tasmanian artist Amanda Parer peered past the fluff when it came to representing cottontails on a larger-than-life scale.

Like an artful take on the sci-fi classic movie “Night of the Lepus,” five of her 23-foot-high inflatable nylon rabbits light up at night in “Intrude” at San Francisco’s Civic Center Plaza.

In her native land of Australia, she explains, the rabbit is a feral species that, since its introduction more than 200 years ago, “has made its home in every nook and cranny in the country.”

“The feral species that I use in my work represents us and our effect on the environment globally,” she continues.

The public art installation has already hopped to London, Paris and Boston, among more than 19 cities.

Before settlement, much of natural environment in our countries was pristine and managed well by their respective indigenous peoples.