A scuplture commemorating composer Benjamin Britten in his beloved town of Aldeburgh has provoked protests, with many townsfolk calling it an eyesore. “The eyesore is a glorious thing, four tonnes of steel cut and shaped into giant scallop shells, which will rear up from the beach. From the shore the cut-out letters against the sky will read as a line from Peter Grimes: ‘I hear those voices that will not be drowned.’ The artist is despondent over the reception his work is getting: “It never crossed my mind that it would be in any way controversial. I thought that people might come up and say thank you – more fool me. My own newsagent just said to me, ‘Hello, how’s the eyesore coming along?'”