Eliot - Dragon sur l'Isle, Périgueux, Dordogne

  • Eliot 1 A water dragon made in collaboration with a school in Perigueux (France), being towed into place for the opening of the festival.
  • 40 Dragon on the way to the festival..
  • 49 The dragon on the river with Perigueux cathedral behind..
  • 58 River mooring in the centre of Périgueux...
  • dragon1106 003 Construction phase - superstructure
  • dragon1106 006 Flower garden delivered - estimated to be too heavy to sit on top - slimmed down
  • dragon1106 013 body launched into the water...
  • dragon1106 014 .... fitting the neck made of flexible bamboo....
  • dragon1106 016 ....and head added to neck.
  • dragon1106 017 Note water wheels turned by river current, to generate electricity.
  • eliot 043 (See videos for the construction phase)
  • 22062011095 ...under construction in the river, nearing completion.
  • 24062011106 Japanese passenger.
  • 24062011117 Dragons tail made from empty plastic water bottles
  • eliot 001 Artist's original sketch design.
  • eliot 003 Technical drawing of the structure for the floating dragon - welded steel made by the students, supervised by the artist.
  • eliot 004 Diagram of the neck and head - a 12 volt battery driven pump fills the mouth with water, which empties automatically, spitting it into the river. The battery is charged by a solar panel.
  • eliot 065 Opening of the festival
  • eliot 282 4 dragon's heads spitting water...
  • dragon isle panneau Panel for Eliot on the Festival site, with credits to collaborating schools and contributing organisations.