Large sun sculpture to light up minster

A large-scale installation depicting the sun will be on show at a church in North East Lincolnshire for four weeks.

It has been created by artist Luke Jerram and named Helios after the ancient Greek mythological god who personified the sun. It will be displayed at Grimsby Minster from 9 April.

It was made using more than 400,000 high-resolution photographs of the sun's surface and observational data from Nasa.

Charlotte Bowen, chief executive and artistic director of arts charity The Culture House, which is based in the town, said: "We are so excited to be hosting Helios. It's the first time this impressive installation will have been presented in the wider Lincolnshire and Humber region."

The installation, which measures 19ft (6m) in diameter, is internally lit and features imagery of the sun's surface.

The display in Grimsby Minster will include surround sound by Duncan Speakman and Sarah Anderson.

Jerram's previous installation of the earth was displayed throughout the world, and closer to home at Grimsby Minster in 2022 and Lincoln Cathedral in 2024.

He has also previously created an installation of the moon.

People can now book to see the exhibition, which opens during the Easter holidays and into May, including Bank Holiday Monday on 4 May.

The Culture House said Helios was "just the beginning" of five years of "really exciting and accessible artwork" coming to North East Lincolnshire.

It follows £1.4m funding from the National Lottery Community Fund given to Our Future Starts Here, a programme dedicated to "inspire change through creativity" in the region, The Culture House said.

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