What's happening at the beach?

Sculpture by the Sea is an annual event, extremely popular and a much loved exhibition, attracting visitors in the hundreds of thousands to the shores of Cottesloe, in Perth, Australia.

Perth hosts the public exhibition each year and transforms the iconic and popular Cottesloe Beach into a beautiful and unique international sculpture park overlooking the beauty of the Indian Ocean. Different sculptures in the exhibition are staged along the sea wall, running across the sand towards North Cottesloe as well as on the surrounding grass areas.

'A Burden' by artists Suzie Bates and Andrew Townsend is seen during Sculpture By The Sea 2016 at Cottesloe in Perth, Australia. All photographs: Paul Kane/Getty Images

'Travelling Bag' by artist Yumin Jing is seen during Sculpture By The Sea 2016 at Cottesloe Beach.

'Pilgrim' by artist Russell Sheridan is seen during Sculpture By The Sea 2016 at Cottesloe Beach.

'Skin Cube' by artist Louise Sparr is seen during Sculpture By The Sea 2016 at Cottesloe Beach.

'Sea Sponges' by artist Karen Macher Nesta is seen during Sculpture By The Sea 2016 at Cottesloe Beach.

'Oushi Zokei Gate To The Beach' by artist Keizo Ushio is seen during Sculpture By The Sea 2016 at Cottesloe Beach.

'The Breakwall' by artist Elyssa Sykes-Smith is seen during Sculpture By The Sea 2016 at Cottesloe Beach.

'Dust' by artist Norton Flavel is seen during Sculpture By The Sea 2016 at Cottesloe Beach.

'Pig of Fortune #2' by artist Tae Geun Yang is seen during Sculpture By The Sea 2016 at Cottesloe Beach.

A lady poses with 'Bubble No:7' by artist Qian Sihua during Sculpture By The Sea 2016 at Cottesloe Beach.

A man poses with 'BookCave' by artist Juliet Lea during Sculpture By The Sea 2016 at Cottesloe Beach.

'Kakashi' by artist Zilvinas Kempinas is seen during Sculpture By The Sea 2016 at Cottesloe Beach.

'Somarke' by artists Kwy with Lise Kassow is seen during Sculpture By The Sea 2016 at Cottesloe Beach.

'Cairn' by artist Morgan Jones is seen during Sculpture By The Sea 2016 at Cottesloe Beach.