Statues that appear to depict bankers as black rats have sprung up in the heart of the City of London.
There wasn't any placard from an artist claiming credit, or title, just a sign saying "Please do not climb".
They're right in the middle of a cluster of bank offices and branches on Bishopsgate, outside the Deutsche Bank office and across from branches of HSBC and Lloyds – and a two minute walk from the Bank of England.
It looks like they're made out of paper mache and black paint.
What do they mean? Are they a comment on the run of financial crises and scandals in the City since 2008?
It turns out these are cats, not rats. The installation is Laura Ford's Days of Judgment.
There are two of them on a low platform:
This one is distressed. Maybe because it's wearing a jumper and is feeling underdressed in the City.
The other one is wearing a jacket and has its hands behind its back. An allusion to handcuffs?:
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