24.10.2006

Lifts and slides at the Tate

The Tate Modern gallery in London is preparing to open an unusual new exhibit, with the help of a Nifty 170 trailer lift.

Located in the Turbine Hall the exhibit by Carsten Holler, the Belgian-born German conceptual artist, includes five stainless steel and acrylic glass slides, forming an artistic interactive playground for the general public.
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A Facelift Nifty 170 helping to put together a unique exhibit at Tate Modern

In order to erect the exhibits, the gallery called on Facelift, the Hickstead based access company for appropriate equipment to provide safe access.

Facelift supplied a Nifty 170 telescopic articulated trailer lift. The longest slide runs over 58 metres. The installations fill the huge hall, a study commissioned by Holler, suggests that slides can reduce problems of depression, obesity, respiratory conditions and mental health, whilst also reducing the risks of heart attack.