Buffalo, United States of America
A work of local artist Casey Riordan Millard, ''Shark Girl'' is a life-size fiberglass statue of a young girl with an old-fashioned blue dress, bright red shoes, and a great white shark for a head that's been perplexing — and polarizing — visitors to Canalside since it was unveiled in 2014, borne of
a partnership between the city government and the '''Albright-Knox Art Gallery''' aimed at promoting works of public art around Buffalo. Shark Girl is a recurring character in Millard's repertoire of paintings and drawings — a representation, she says, of "the existential conundrums of life, love, family, and loss". She sits atop a boulder on one of the whipple-truss bridges over the restored canal.
Listen to the audio guide for Shark Girl Free on WIP — starts by itself when you arrive, even with the screen off