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HENRY SYKES

Art       Design      Production

Extraordinary art for remarkable places

From mountain summits to ocean coastlines​ we design, develop & deliver unique artistic experiences​. Wether we're creating a new work from scratch or helping others realise they're ideas, we specialise in creating cultural projects of all scales.

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The planet Uranus on Divis mountain for Our Place in Space, Belfast

Experience and flexibiltiy

With almost 10 years experience, Henry has worked with some of the UK's most famous cultural institutions on projects or varying scales and complexities.

From temporary exhibitions exploring historic subjects to immersive theatre experiences inside monumental dry docks; each commission benefits from the broad range of design, production and delivery services we can offer

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Exhibitions & architecture

Bespoke commissions

Creative direction

Design consulting

From interpretation and object layouts to lighting design & branding. Temporary and permanent exhibitions with unique

atmospheric and spatial qualities 

From mountain summits and ocean coastlines​ to bustling streets or cavernous dry docks. Large scale public artworks & cultural experiences

Collaborative approach & creative direction. Sound, music, light, projection & theatrics.

Feasibility studies, event management plans, costing & planning applications.

Step by step guidance from concept to completion

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Sunken shipwreck for Life at Sea, Brooklyn Museum NYC

Concept to delivery

From research, sketching and model making to drawing packages and CAD modelling. Step by step guidance from concept to delivery. We work with you to turn ideas into reality; managing individual packages or if required offering overall creative direction.

We also have extensive experience with television, radio and print appearances; often collaborating or directing the promotion and marketing at all stages of a project. 

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Discover

Define

Develop

Deliver

To understand, rather than simply assume, what the problem is. It involves speaking to and spending time with you and the places you work

Sketches / Research / Co-design

We use this information to define the projects challenges and present them in different ways

3D CAD model / Physical modelling

Encourage the team to give different answers to the clearly defined problem, seeking inspiration from elsewhere and co-designing with a range of different people & crafts

Drawing / Prototyping / Fabrication

Involves testing out different solutions at small-scale, rejecting those that will not work and improving the ones that will to ensure the most successful outcome

Installation / On-call event run / Media

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Plant filled amphitheatre for Banana Block, Belfast

Project archive

Recent projects include Shadowdock - an immersive lightshow for Belfast 2024 festival of creativity & a sculpture trail weaving through the streets of Hanoi, Vietnam.

 

Explore the range of previous projects we have worked on and learn more about the individual challenges faced by each

Clients, Partners & Collaborators

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Prototype sculpture, Ulster Transport Museum

Learn more

Click the buttons below to learn more about me & my work ethos, explore the archive of previous projects and get in touch if you want to know more

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© Henry Sykes 2026 

Studio Sykes Ltd     
Bushbury House 
435 Wilmslow Road
Manchester
M20 4AF  

Companies House:14749313 
VAT registration: 450 8182 00

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