A 20ft statue by local Exeter artist Simon Ruscoe has been installed in Princesshay Square as part of the Exeter Fountain Project.
Only Hope Remains, is set to amaze shoppers in the city for two weeks during the Easter holidays.
In 2004 Ruscoe embarked on the creation of a massive collective sculpture with the ambition of seeing it on permanent display in the city; the work is now almost complete.
The sculpture on display in Princesshay is one of seven steel figures struggling to stay above an imaginary waterline which Ruscoe labels The Exeter Fountain Project.
These sculptures are made up of over ten thousand pieces of metal, each one cut by the artist. Ruscoe's vision is that the figures be situated in water to create stunning reflections that could be floodlit to achieve maximum impact.
For more information visit: www.simonruscoe.co.uk
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