Created with charity Helix Arts and commissioned by North Tyneside Council, the piece of art forms part of its masterplan to regenerate North Shields.
Mr Li-Hill said the pose was created through “workshopping various stances with local dancers”.
“They told me that if their pinkie fingers at the top of their clasped hands slipped, if they weren’t touching, they would fall,” he said.
“Capturing this interwoven and dynamic pose in such a solidified form creates a strong metaphor of shared struggles and solidarities, a concept so important at this time of heightened global division.”
Director of Helix Arts Cheryl Gavin said she was “really proud to see the people of North Shields’ stories, hopes and creativity” incorporated into the sculpture.