Melissa Egan Everybody hurts sometime

Visually appealing, the hare has been the muse of artists throughout history. The metaphoric hare has been the subject of stories and fables, reflecting aspects of our own humanity. This hare, named Brian, wears a pink bandage, taking him out of the realms of traditional landscape into the contemporary world where problems still abound. The bandage covers unknown wounds to which we are all subjected. The healing properties of the bandage signify a unity between the environment and humanity, acting as a symbol of hope for the future. As the REM song states, ‘Everybody hurts, sometimes,’ so, ‘hold on’.

- Melisssa Egan, 2014