Taslim attended Art School in Cardiff and the Royal College of Art in London. He was awarded the Sir Eduardo Paolozzi Travel Scholarship which facilitated research into West African sculpture. Taslim has exhibited nationally and internationally, and his works are in the permanent collection of the British Museum and the Horniman Gallery. Alongside gallery exhibitions, solo exhibitions, and public art commissions like ours, Taslim also teaches. His output ranges from public art and design to portrait sculpture. This was important for us as we were keen to have a statue that captured the essence of a younger Len when he was boxing.

Taslim has told us this project feels very personal because he connects with Len’s story. This is exactly what we wanted, and we are all extremely happy with the work he has produced for us. We will be working alongside Taslim to see the vision of a life-size statue of Len unveiled in the city centre of Manchester. Len will be life-size, not towering above us, but a man of the people, as he lived his life. We hope Len's statue site will become a meeting point and a place of education for Mancunians and visitors to the city for many years to come.