On Friday, Nantes celebrated it's most famous alumnus, Jules Verne. Each year, a "giant man" parades down the street. It blinks, looks around, all of its joints bend. Water even dripped off of his diving suit. Accompanied by hundreds of onlookers and a live band, it was a pretty incredible (and totally unexpected) sight. As seen below, the joints of the giant were moved by men dressed as pirates. For each step that the giant took, the men would hold on to a rope and jump off of a platform. What an exhausting job!
Celeste Boursier-Mougenot, a French installation artist, had set up an interesting piece in the center of Nante's commerce district. A large black box contained an environment wherein birds landed on super-sensitive electric guitars. As a result, the birds were making music on the guitars, accompanied by their own chirping.
Celeste Boursier-Mougenot, a French installation artist, had set up an interesting piece in the center of Nante's commerce district. A large black box contained an environment wherein birds landed on super-sensitive electric guitars. As a result, the birds were making music on the guitars, accompanied by their own chirping. 
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