More than 20 figures placed in Cathedral

A sculptor has placed more than 20 figures in Ely Cathedral.

Sean Henry, 59, displayed his sculptures as part of the ‘Am I my brother’s keeper?’ exhibition, which explores "what it is to be human".

The polychrome figures are inspired by aspects of real people and will be showcased from 27 April to 1 September.

Mr Henry said the space gave a “sense of multi- generational history”.

The figures vary in size and will be displayed in unusual spaces, such as vacant plinths inside the building.

The cathedral's visual arts advisor, Jacquiline Creswell, curated the exhibition.

She said: “In a world so often plagued by division and indifference, the question ‘Am I my brother’s keeper?’ can be interpreted as an enquiry into one’s moral responsibility towards others."

'Felt sense of shared humanity'

Mr Henry said he was excited to exhibit his sculptures in Ely Cathedral and was "grateful for the opportunity".

"My sculptures, while often inspired by aspects of real people, are rarely portraits and not motivated by status as in much traditional figurative art," he said.

"I am interested in what it is to be human and inspired by the felt sense of shared humanity.

"The excitement of exhibiting in Ely Cathedral is a sense of multi-generational history, of the lives both great and forgotten that have touched this building and how this history impacts our viewing and the connections between sculpture and viewer.”

Mr Henry grew up in Surrey, England and studied at Farnham School of Art