Standing more than 66 feet tall, and weighing more than 55,000 pounds, "Verity", a statue by British artist Damien Hirst was installed on the harbor wall at Ilfracombe in north Devon, South West England. The bronze-clad, sword-wielding statue of a pregnant woman features an anatomical cross-section of her head and body revealing a developing fetus in her stomach.
Hirst states on his website, ‘Verity’ is a modern-day allegory for truth and justice.
The statue's title is from the Italian word for truth and she holds the symbols for justice; a sword and a set of scales.
Hirst has given the statue to the seaside town on a 20-year loan and was erected today by crane onto the pier, according to Getty Images.
