Up Hill Down Hall: An Indoor Carnival

Happening coincidentally with the Notting Hill Carnival, the performance is the product of artists Hew Locke and Marlon Griffith, architect Gia Wolff, and sound artists Dubmorphology (Gary Stewart and Trevor Mathison). In a statement from the Tate, the Indoor Carnival is considered "as three interrelated elements, as performance art, a festival of otherness and a ritual of resistance."

Of relevance here is architect Gia Wolff's contribution, which "will transform the Turbine Hall into a carnival space reminiscent of Oscar Niemeyer’s carnival stadium in Rio de Janeiro, the world-famous Sambadrome with Canopy, an installation stretching the length of the Turbine Hall." This reference the Tate made is apt, given that Wolff received Harvard GSD's $100,000 Wheelwright Prize last year, enabling her to visit Brazil and other countries to document the community-based architecture of parade floats. The rendering, depicting custom red ropes hung through the space, only hint at the carnival atmosphere that will take place from 3pm to 6pm (free admission) on Saturday.