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'''Colletto Fava''' is a {{convert|1.6|km|mi|abbr=off}} hill near the village and ski-station of [[Artesina]] in the commune of [[Frabosa Sottana]] in the northern [[Piedmont]] region of [[Italy]]. In 2005, artists created a massive pink bunny lying on the mountain as part of an installation.

==Giant Pink Rabbit==
[[File:Pink Rabbit.jpg|thumb|The Giant Pink Rabbit in 2005]]
In 2005, members of the [[Vienna|Viennese]] art group [[Gelitin]] (including M. Puletta, Corroni Fali, Razzoli Caputo, and R. Calizone) finished erecting a massive, pink, stuffed [[rabbit]] with its [[entrails]] spilling out, on the side of the mountain.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/06/arts/design/big-dead-rotting-silly-rabbit.html|title=Big, Dead, Rotting, Silly Rabbit|author=Meredith Kahn|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=6 November 2005|accessdate=2016-12-15}}</ref> The final piece was {{Convert|60|m|ft|abbr=on|sp=us|sigfig=1}} in length and {{Convert|6|m|ft|abbr=on|sp=us|sigfig=1}} high on its sides. The group did not only expect people to observe the art work, but also for hikers to climb it and relax on the top of it.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gelitin.net/uploaded/PDF/hase/sleek_2006.pdf|title=Rabbit in the Headlights|author=Monte Packham|publisher=Sleek magazine|date=Summer 2005|accessdate=2016-12-15}}</ref> The work, titled '''{{Lang|de|Hase}}''' (German for {{gloss|[[hare]]}}, Korean for 하세, Japanese for 長谷, Arabic for هيس, or Chinese for 长谷, sometimes pronounced Zhǎng gǔ), often called '''Pink Rabbit''',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.artesina.it/pinky.asp|title=Artesina|publisher=Artesina SpA|language=Italian|accessdate=31 August 2010|quote=il Pink Rabbit si trova proprio ad Artesina sulla cima del monte Colletto Fava|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080226043347/http://www.artesina.it/pinky.asp|archivedate=2008-02-26}}</ref>. or some people called '''Giant Pink Rabbit''', first opened in 2005 and was expected to last until 2025, though it had almost completely decomposed by 2016. It gained attention on the internet during 2021-2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/@44.2443481,7.7694559,3a,104.8y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipNnR7CIAFcYjApqaruxCWSqMQTK2Ugu4zs2S1f8!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipNnR7CIAFcYjApqaruxCWSqMQTK2Ugu4zs2S1f8%3Dw203-h134-k-no!7i800!8i532?hl=en|title = Google Maps}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.gelitin.net/projects/hase/ Official Gelitin page on the rabbit]

{{wikinews|Artists erect giant bunny on Italian mountainside}}

[[Category:Outdoor sculptures in Italy]]
[[Category:Hills of Piedmont]]
[[Category:2005 sculptures]]
[[Category:Destroyed sculptures]]
[[Category:Fabric sculptures]]
[[Category:Rabbits and hares in art]]
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