The Machines of the Isle of Nantes (Les Machines de l'île) is an artistic, tourist and cultural project based in Nantes, France...
The project of Machines de l'ile in Nantes aims to promote city's image and tries to build an identity as a creative metropole of dream and of fantasy.
In the warehouses of the former shipyards in Nantes, the Machines of the Isle is created by two artists, Francois Delarozie`re and Pierre Orefice, visualising a travel-through-time world at the crossroads of the "imaginary worlds" of Jules Verne and the mechanical universe of Leonardo da Vinci.
The Great Elephant
The mechanical elephant is 12 meters high and 8 meters wide, made from 45 tons of wood and steel. It can take up to 49 passengers for a 45-minute walk. It is a replica of The Sultan's Elephant which toured the world from 2005 to 2007.
The Mechanical Manta-Ray, The Squid, the Deep Sea Monster, all seem to come to life straight from Jules Verne' science adventure books...
This is an exhibition place to illustrate the background story of the machines. Some visitors could be invited to control marine animals or the European Flight Test Centre, etc.
The entire process of the construction is on display by sketches, models and films. In July 2008, three new machines are scheduled to be added into the gallery.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machines_of_the_Isle_of_Nantes
The project of Machines de l'ile in Nantes aims to promote city's image and tries to build an identity as a creative metropole of dream and of fantasy.
In the warehouses of the former shipyards in Nantes, the Machines of the Isle is created by two artists, Francois Delarozie`re and Pierre Orefice, visualising a travel-through-time world at the crossroads of the "imaginary worlds" of Jules Verne and the mechanical universe of Leonardo da Vinci.
The Great Elephant
The mechanical elephant is 12 meters high and 8 meters wide, made from 45 tons of wood and steel. It can take up to 49 passengers for a 45-minute walk. It is a replica of The Sultan's Elephant which toured the world from 2005 to 2007.
The Mechanical Manta-Ray, The Squid, the Deep Sea Monster, all seem to come to life straight from Jules Verne' science adventure books...
This is an exhibition place to illustrate the background story of the machines. Some visitors could be invited to control marine animals or the European Flight Test Centre, etc.
The entire process of the construction is on display by sketches, models and films. In July 2008, three new machines are scheduled to be added into the gallery.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machines_of_the_Isle_of_Nantes
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