In pictures: Sculptures return to the Sydney seaside
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The free event is expected to draw more than half a million visitors to the coastal walk between the Bondi and Tamarama beaches.
The work of more than 100 artists from 17 countries features in the outdoor cultural event, now in its 20th year.
The event has no specific theme, but supports creative freedom of artists.
It is not every day that you see a 7m-long upside down rhino at Tamarama Beach.
The artworks are easy to access but not necessarily easy to install.
This huge bamboo and steel sphere, for example, took a team more than a week to set up.
Thousands of visitors are afforded to opportunity to take in some thought-provoking art while working on their tan.
When Sculpture by the Sea began it was a one-day event that drew 25,000 people.
Twenty of the artists from the first event in 1997 have been invited back this year.
Sculpture by the Sea will run until 6 November.