The snoozing bunny

Michael Parekowhai’s infamous giant blow-up bunny, Jim McMurtry has been snoozing in various locations all over the world, from South Korea to Warsaw, Lithuania and the Maori Battalion Hall in Auckland.

Jim moved in to New Zealand and is now snoozing again.

BY jesse

April 4th, 2011

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