Quinn is best known for his statue of pregnant disabled woman Alison Lapper in London's Trafalgar Square. "I think it's something the people of Bristol really appreciate seeing," Reid told the BBC. "There is an element of poetic justice about it," said David Hayes, a 42-year-old resident of the city. "Replacing it with a protester who stood on the plinth at the time - it's a very powerful image and it's been brilliantly done, I think. Last month, Bristol said Colston's statue, now retrieved from the water, would be exhibited in a museum and displayed alongside Black Lives Matter placards from the recent protest so the 300-year story of slavery and the fight for racial equality could be better understood.

Source: The Star July 15, 2020 10:18 UTC