{"id":241768,"date":"2026-01-20T02:15:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T02:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/241768\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T02:15:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T02:15:12","slug":"luke-jerrams-sun-inspired-sculpture-on-display-at-bristol-pool-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/241768\/","title":{"rendered":"Luke Jerram&#8217;s sun-inspired sculpture on display at Bristol pool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chloe Harcombe,West of Englandand<\/p>\n<p>Joe Sims,BBC Radio Bristol<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768389368_961_grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 gUePlo hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img decoding=\"async\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ee24f9e0-f543-11f0-b483-59fe0e95f067.jpg.webp.webp\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"PA Media A silhouette of a swimmer diving into an indoor pool. There is a large sculpture modelled off of the sun suspended above the pool. It is reflecting in the water.\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 hLdNfA\"\/>PA Media<\/p>\n<p>Helios will be suspended above Jubilee Pool Bristol for three weeks <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">An art installation inspired by the sun has gone on display at a swimming pool. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">The sculpture, created by artist Luke Jerram, has been suspended in Jubilee Pool in Bristol. The artwork will shine above the water and reflect across its surface for three weeks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Named Helios after the ancient Greek mythological god who personified the sun, the piece measures five metres (16.4ft) in diameter and weighs about 50kg.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;I like creating artwork that brings people together and there&#8217;s something nice about using a community space like this [Jubilee Pool] that&#8217;s accessible to everybody,&#8221; Jerram said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">The sculpture measures five metres in diameter and weighs about 50kg. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">It was made using more than 400,000 high-resolution photographs of the surface of the sun and observational data from Nasa. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">The sculpture has been displayed at the pool as part of a fundraising campaign to replace the main roof and install solar panels.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Jules Laming, chairwoman of trustees at Jubilee Pool, said the team were &#8220;thrilled&#8221; to host Helios.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;It is the first time that Helios has ever been hung over a swimming pool anywhere in the world, so this is a world exclusive,&#8221; she said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Jerram added: &#8220;It&#8217;s also that opportunity in the middle of winter, when it&#8217;s so dark and cold outside, to come here and have a swim underneath the sun.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768389368_961_grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 gUePlo hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img decoding=\"async\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/faf29060-f543-11f0-b483-59fe0e95f067.jpg.webp.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"PA Media Artist Luke Jerram sat on a chair near a pool. His sculpture Helios, which is inspired by the sun, is suspended above the pool. Luke has short dark hair and is wearing shorts and a dark coloured top. His knees are bent up to his chest and his arms are folded over his legs. He is looking at the camera and smiling. \" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 hLdNfA\"\/>PA Media<\/p>\n<p>Luke Jerram named his work Helios after the ancient Greek mythological god who personified the sun<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">After it leaves the pool on 8 February, Helios will be displayed in Manchester, before heading to Borneo, London and then to the US. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">The Bristol-based artist recently celebrated 1,000 exhibitions in more than 50 countries worldwide. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Those include artworks at permanent museums and on public display, like nearby Palm Temple located on The University of Bristol campus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Chloe Harcombe,West of Englandand Joe Sims,BBC Radio Bristol PA Media Helios will be suspended above Jubilee Pool Bristol&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":241769,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[442,498,499,500,501,156,111,139,69],"class_list":{"0":"post-241768","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-artsdesign","12":"tag-design","13":"tag-entertainment","14":"tag-new-zealand","15":"tag-newzealand","16":"tag-nz"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241768","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=241768"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241768\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/241769"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=241768"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=241768"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=241768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}