A Winchester shopping centre is the scene of a world record attempt for the largest balloon sculpture by one person.

Southampton-based balloon artist Ben Field is attempting to break the Guinness World Record at The Brooks Shopping Centre using more than 10,000 balloons.

The 38-year-old from Mansbridge began his sculpture on May 1, and aims to create an enormous balloon waterfall at 85 feet high to get his name in the record books.

Ben is creating the sculpture in pieces in a shopping unit on the lower floor of the centre before using a lift to creates a cascading waterfall from the upper floor, which will flow between the balconies where the shops are located.

Ben said: " It's going well so far - I was delayed a bit because my balloon pump broke, which set me back.

"I did all the complicated stuff first and so it should be ok.

"Now the intricate stuff is finished it's just a case of blowing up the rest of the balloons, which will take a while."

Ben creates bespoke balloon installations and costumes for a living and runs the Hampshire-based company, Ludicrous Balloons.

He is attempting to beat the current record holder for the largest modelling balloon sculpture by an individual - David Baker of Cincinnati, USA, who in 2015 created a sculpture of a giant bat in hanging upside down using 3,961 balloons and measuring 21.91m by 11.22m.

The waterfall is only Ben's second large-scale public installation.

He created ‘Hank the Orange Octopus’ to mark the opening of the movie Finding Dory in July last year for Southampton’s Cineworld.

Once the waterfall is installed, Ben will need to submit evidence to Guinness World Records who make a detailed assessment of his record attempt before awarding him the title.