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New London statue celebrates the unseen strength of mothers

Tom Pattinson

created: Oct. 9, 2025, 7 a.m. | updated: Oct. 20, 2025, 5:25 a.m.

In London, animals are twice as likely to be immortalised in bronze as women. A striking new statue challenges that invisibilityA seven-foot bronze statue honouring the raw, unfiltered reality of motherhood was unveiled in London yesterday. In London, only 4% of statues depict women, and fewer still represent them as mothers. D’Clark, a self-taught digital sculptor, interviewed and scanned a diverse group of postpartum women with different body types and experiences. Using a pioneering combination of live casting and 3D rendering, she captured their realities with hyper-detailed accuracy before translating them into bronze.

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