A British artist has created his own Transformer out of a Ford Fiesta.

Hetain Patel spent three months working on his first sculpture, in which he turned the car into a real-life 'robot in disguise'.

The rear wheels of the Fiesta have been converted into the legs and feet of the squatting Transformer and the doors have been turned into long arms.

The artist was joined on the project by his father, whose job is to convert vehicles into hearses, and his engineer brother Pritum.

Mr Patel said the work is more than just a reference to pop culture but explores the issues of identity, reality, fantasy and transformation.
He said it reflects his identity as the son of an Indian immigrant and looks at the relationship between class, immigration and family.

The Ford Fiesta transformer is on display at the Galleria Continua in France until December 22.

Mandatory credit: Hetain Patel, www.hetainpatel.com.