These deckchairs are beneath the starry ceiling of Carlilse Cathedral, where (until 2 September) visitors can Rest Under the Stars, take some time out from the everyday cares and stresses, and listen to a sound installation created by Prism Arts and sound artist Tim Shaw. Prism Arts delivers arts programmes to empower people with disabilities, and the Prism artists created the textile designs for the chairs and bean bags, and worked with Tim Shaw to make the sound installation.
Rest Under the Stars is part of Carlisle Cathedral's project, funded by the Nationall Lottery Heritage Fund, to redevelop the Fratry Hall (the monks' dining hall, when there was a priory here) as an exhibition space, and produce events to encourage new visitors to experience the Cathedral's heritage. This is one of the project evaluations I am working on at the moment.