The Intrude bunnies have been invading cities around the world.

Why rabbits?

Rabbits are an introduced species to Australia and have been causing great destruction and imbalance in the island continent’s delicate ecosystems since it was introduced by white settlers in 1788.

To Amanda, the rabbit also is an animal of contradiction, they represent the fairy tale animals from our childhood; a furry innocence, frolicking through idyllic fields. Intrude deliberately leans on this cutesy image coupled with a strong visual humour, to lure the audience into the artwork only to reveal the more serious environmental messages which form the basis of the work. They are huge, the size referencing “the elephant in the room”, the problem, like our impact on the natural world, big and in plain sight, but still chosen to be ignored.