Stairway to Helheim

In Norse mythology, Helheim is the lowest part of the afterworld: the world of the dead. It is ruled by the goddess of death, Hel, a daughter of Loki. As visitors tread the steps of the central staircase of the Run Run Shaw Creative Media Centre, they are met with sonic objects falling onto them; cascading down the steps; obscenely bouncing like yoga balls, a hundred tennis balls, a thousand ping pong balls; splashing incessantly against their head as if they are crawling up a river; heavy objects crashing into invisible walls; objects sliding stealthily in the opposite direction.... The stream of sonic objects seemingly never-ending, the visitors will nevertheless eventually succeed to reach the highest floor. Released from the struggle, they float serenely into the calm of the top level – is Helheim a Parnassum, or is it Purgatory? Or is it another test altogether?