On a very basic level I was interested in taking something which is very publicly effective and well, kind of evident in the cityscape

"In summation, the Duke statue is a fine example of craftsmanship, arguably much more so technically than Citizen Firefighter. Yet, it stands to all those who will forever be beneath it, as a reminder of a Britain no more. It raised one, as thousands fell. Citizen Firefighter exists in a glory that is made all the more powerful by its anonymity. It embodies eternity in an emotionless stance. For we know that the heroes that it depicts will remain faceless, and will not be, in their thousands remembered for every individual act of heroism, for every day, every fire or emergency. Citizen Firefighter is a testament to those men and woman we may never know, who everyday, in the very nature of their job, raise themselves high for others. Far higher than any granite base ever could."