Helios has been co-commissioned by National Trust, Cork Midsummer Festival, Liverpool Cathedral, Old Royal Naval College and University College London.
National Trust protect and care for places so people and nature can thrive. Many millions share the belief that nature, beauty and history are for everyone. So we look after the nation’s coastline, historic sites, countryside and green spaces, ensuring everyone benefits. From wild and precious places to the world outside your window, the National Trust offers access, enjoyment and a chance for everyone to help out. With our staff, members, volunteers and supporters, we are the biggest conservation charity in Europe. Everyone can get involved, everyone can make a difference.
Cork Midsummer Festival is Cork’s annual multidisciplinary arts festival. We use the city as the stage to present exhilarating arts experiences. We ignite bold ideas and build bridges that connect arts and audiences, artists and communities, Cork and the world.
The largest cathedral in the UK and fifth largest in the world, Liverpool Cathedral is a multifunctional venue, hosting daily worship services and large scale exhibitions welcoming local, national and international visitors through its doors. Hosting the largest pipe organ in the United Kingdom, with 10,268 pipes, with its Vestey Tower standing an impressive 154m above the River Mersey, Liverpool Cathedral is one of the imposing features of the Liverpool skyline.
Old Royal Naval College is the centrepiece of Maritime Greenwich, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and home to the Painted Hall, known as ‘Britain’s Sistine Chapel’. With a celebrated 600-year history, the site today is a vibrant cultural destination, and one of London’s most popular venues, filming locations and visitor attractions, welcoming over 800,000 people a year.
Founded in 1826 in the heart of London, UCL is London’s leading multidisciplinary university, with more than 16,000 staff and 50,000 students from over 150 different countries. UCL’s world-leading Mullard Space Science Laboratory has been developing cutting-edge space research and space technology for over 50 years.