Liliane Lijn
Starslide (Construction)   2005

5m high x 4m base diameter

Glass reinforced polyester resin, marine ply, stainless steel, Treadmaster safety flooring, LED strip lighting

Commissioned by Guy's and St Thomas' Charity for the Evelina Childrens Hospital in London designed by Michael Hopkins Architects

It was a great challenge to conceive of a sculpture that was also a helter-skelter. To mould a spiral slide into a cone was an extremely complex technical problem. This was solved in a masterful and economic way by Peter Walde of Westward Mouldings Ltd. Once I had agreed a 10:1 scale fibreglas model, Peter cast the slide in 24 sections.