The Runner was originally commissioned as part of Liverpool Discovers public art trail in 2011, was painted neon yellow and sat atop an old weigh bridge at Kings Park on The Strand.

After moving it to the Leeds Liverpool canal basin area for The Mersey River Festival in 2019, and painting it neon orange, the artist reimagined the work once again – painting each of the seven life size figures a different colour of the rainbow, which has become a symbol of hope and strength during the Covid-19 crisis.

This new colour scheme is a way to acknowledge the extraordinary time we’re living in and particularly thanking essential and key workers.

This temporary installation has been organised by dot-art and funded through Liverpool City Council’s Without Walls project, which is designed to fill the streets with cultural content and encourage audiences back into the city centre after the COVID-19 crisis.

You will be able to view the sculpture until January 2021.