Fallen Moon artwork deflates after extreme weather

The artist of a now-deflated giant replica of the moon placed in a disused docks said creating ambitious artwork “doesn’t always go to plan”.

Artist Luke Jerram had chosen Bridgwater, in Somerset, to debut his first water-based installation of the Fallen Moon.

However, the internally-lit sculpture, based on data from NASA, was damaged by storm Ashley over the weekend, causing it to deflate.

Mr Jerram said creating large-scale artwork presented on water is “always going to be a challenge” with British weather.