Case Study
The Playground Project — Lozziwurm
A sculptural playground artwork brought to life inside the heritage-listed Incinerator Gallery. Our role: technical installation, structural alignment and safe visitor interaction within a contemporary exhibition framework.
The Brief
The Playground Project reintroduced architectural play forms from the 20th century, inviting visitors to experience sculpture as environment. Lozziwurm — an iconic, modular playground tube — needed to be installed indoors as both an artwork and a functional, safe interactive structure.
Incinerator Gallery engaged Melbourne Art Services to handle the technical installation of the piece, ensuring stability, safety, visual balance and adherence to the curatorial intent around movement, connection and scale.
Our Role
MAS provided full installation support including structural assessment, fixing strategies, transfer of load points, visual alignment of each segment, and final adjustments for visitor interaction.
The resulting installation maintained playfulness and flow while meeting gallery safety, conservation and structural requirements.
Challenges
- Large-scale modular structure requiring precise alignment between segments
- Balancing the artwork’s playful identity with gallery safety standards
- Weight distribution and anchor considerations in a heritage building
- Navigating tight access points and limited manoeuvring space inside the gallery
Solutions
- Sequential installation with micro-adjusted positioning per module
- Internal structural assessment to determine safe load-bearing points
- Non-invasive anchoring solutions to preserve the building fabric
- Team-based manoeuvring with controlled elevation and rotation for each segment
Gallery Highlights
Technical Approach
Lozziwurm required a hybrid installation method: part sculpture, part architectural assembly. MAS conducted structural mapping to understand the worm’s geometry, weight distribution and required fixing points. Each module was individually aligned, elevated and settled into its intended orientation.
- Modular assembly with visual and structural checkpoints
- Load assessment across all contact points
- Non-invasive gallery-safe anchoring
- Sequential levelling to ensure consistent curvature
- Integration with curatorial lighting and movement pathways
Behind the scenes
“Lozziwurm was a challenging and joyful work to bring inside a gallery space. MAS handled the technical side with calm precision — balancing safety, structural integrity and the playfulness at the heart of the exhibition.”
— Curator, Incinerator GalleryNeed support with a complex sculptural or public artwork install?
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