ironically, I sort of like the new one. Didn’t expect that. Whoever the artist was was very good, putting aside the political statement and only judging it on it’s artistry.
The artist was a machine:
Ms Reid went to a film production studio near London and recreated the pose in front of 200 cameras - set up to snap her from every possible angle for the new statue.
The artist then created the statue from resin following a three-dimensional scan.