Activist art. In the wake of urgent conversations around racial injustice and inequality, the powerful symbolism of Hank Willis Thomas’ sculptures has gained the artist an international platform and momentum. Each one an ode to the importance of unity – as is the title of this 22-foot sculpture, installed in Brooklyn, New York in 2019 – his works are a hopeful, levelling reminder for us to come together and embrace our common humanity.

‘The large-scale sculpture of a bronze arm pointing toward the sky is intended to convey to a wide audience a myriad of ideas about individual and collective identity, ambition, and perseverance,’ says Thomas – whose vision looks set to continue lighting the world’s way.