Ellie Robinson- Carter | Sam Machell | Jodie Saunders | Kingsbridge Community College | Kingsbridge Primary School | Kingsbridge Community Members

The Bird and the Rhino is an exhibition that brings together and celebrates artworks from Harbour House’s community engagement programme; showcasing artworks made by community groups, alongside artworks by the artists who facilitate those projects. 

The title of the exhibition is inspired by the mutually beneficial relationship between Oxpecker birds and rhinos. Oxpeckers' main source of food are insects and bugs, and are often seen sitting on rhino’s back, eating the insects that live on the rhino, helping them keep clean; the rhino offers a constant supply of food. The birds also work to help protect rhinos from predators like lions or hyenas, as rhinos have bad eye sight, the Oxpeckers cause a commotion making lots of noise to warn the rhinos.

This exhibition celebrates the symbiotic relationship between artists and community groups in socially-engaged projects programmed by Harbour House. These socially engaged projects are a collaborative way to make art, which involves community members taking part in activities and sharing their ideas and interests which then informs the next few sessions.