Authorities in Changning District are considering modifying a “spooky” sculpture after receiving complaints from locals that it gives them nightmares.

Created by sculptor Yang Jinsong, the artwork was inspired by a photograph taken in the 1960s of workers at the former No. 21 Cotton Mill, close to Suzhou Creek.

The metal structure features a group of nine women and was erected last year at the intersection of Changning and Jinping Roads, where the mill once stood.