Curiosity has long ears

REIMAGINED: THINKING RABBITS INSPIRE CREATIVITY

- Citizen reporter

Rabbits don't just hop around and nibble on carrots - they nurture, play, and have active social lives.

These social animals need toys, spaces to hide, and games of hide-and-seek. They remember faces and, unfortunately, even negative experiences.

Intelligent and often underestimated, rabbits have long captured our imagination - just ask AA Milne, who created Rabbit in the beloved Winnie-the-Pooh stories.

This curiosity and intelligence inspired The Thinking Fund, a creative arts project that raises funds to sponsor young people pursuing a career in the creative fields and arts, to invite 22 artists to anthropomorphise rabbits as thinking beings. Together, they created 23 unique Thinking Rabbit sculptures.

Each artist received a sculpture to transform into a one-of-a-kind work of art, symbolising curiosity, creativity, and courage.

The completed pieces are professionally photographed, exhibited, and then sold online.

Founded by Nicola Tyler - entrepreneur, globetrotter, and owner of The Thinking Company, a consulting business focused on teaching people how to really think - The Thinking Fund brings artists, collectors, and communities together to support young people through bursaries in the arts and creative and critical thinking skills programmes.

"We've challenged 22 artists to think deeply about how to portray this much-loved yet misunderstood creature," says Tyler.