The dubbed “Fragments” show is a collection of 20 life-size bronze sculptures by Canadian artist Blake. The broken bodies tell the tragedy of war, but also man’s enduring instinct for survival.

The Vietnam war ended in 1975, yet it has not really finished as there are still many people in Vietnam suffering from the legacy of war, said Blake.

Earnings from Blake’s entire collection of Fragments sculptures, estimated at 1.2 billion pounds, will be donated to the No More Landmines Trust organisation to finance its projects on landmines clearance and support victims of unexploded ordnance in Vietnam, Cambodia, Angola and other parts of the world.

The Fragments series will be shown at the Royal Opera Arcade until November 17.