emma heyward has been finding out what islanders think of the giant cruise ship as it makes its finalto the scrap yard. >> reporter: battered, broken and bolted together by tons of steel to trying to make hersey are seaworthy again. she is per encarnacio preparingl voyage. so too is the island where she came to be so tragically two years ago. what is so striking isn't just how big the costa concordia is or how broken it is, it's how it's become em beded in this island's story. in january 2012, the mayor found himself coordinating the rescue operation. after the cruise liner collided with rocks. 30 to people died on on that cold winter's night. since then the island has been transformed. >> translator: not only ike khropblg klee this matter has a are affected our way of life over the past 30 months it also strongly affected our economy and our way of living here. windsers were very beautiful and silent. but today they are very busy. the soul of the island has changed. >> reporter: its crystal clear waters always brought the tourists here, but intrigue has attracted many, many more. the

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emma heyward reports. >> reporter: tracy has never been one to shy away from the cameras.ontroversial, always interesting. she has been a darling of the british contemporary art scene since the 1990s. now her most famous piece is going up for auction. >> it means something different then than now. now when i look at the bed it's like a ghost of myself. it's like a time capsule. >> it tells the story of a break up. it's raw and in your face. >> i don't see something ugly. i see something that saved me. i don't see something shocking that tried to hurt me. i see the complete opposite. i see the softness and gentleness about it that protected me. i am now still protected in this bed. i still love it. >> love this piece, although 15 years after it first went on display, it has come to embody an important moment in british art. it triggered a big debate about what constitutes art. the mid-1990s saw the emergence of a new breed of artists with the formation of the young british artist movement. since then it has been a part of the prestigious royal british art. >> it has become