The Little Girl at Admiralty Arch.

The Little Girl at Admiralty Arch.

The Sultan‘s Elephant passing St. James‘ Palace.

The Elephant‘s foot.

The Little Girl enters Trafalgar Square.

The Elephant entering the Mall.

The Sultan‘s guests brawling!

The Sultan.

The Elephant at Trafalgar Square.

Morning, Day 2: The Girl awakes.

The Girl has a shower.

The Girl enjoys an ice lolly...

The Girl enjoys an ice lolly...

The Girl resting in St. James‘ Park.

But at night the Girl has been busy...

...stitching the cars along Pall Mall...

...to the pavement!

The Girl's handiwork along Pall Mall.

The Sultan‘s Elephant on its way through London.

The Sultan‘s Elephant on its way through London.

The Little Girl.

François Delarozière and Pierre Orefice from La Machine, who made the Elephant and the Little Girl.

Jean Luc Courcoult, founder of Royal de Luxe.

Before the London visit, Royal de Luxe published the whole story of the Elephant and the Little Girl. The Elephant is really a time machine...

Before the London visit, Royal de Luxe published the whole story of the Elephant and the Little Girl. The Elephant is really a time machine...

The Sultan‘s Elephant, section and elevation.

The Sultan‘s Elephant under construction in Nantes.



In 2006, London was visited by a Giant Little Girl, and a Sultan‘s Elephant, This and several other similar visits around the world are the work of Jean-Luc Courcould and his theatre company Royal de Luxe, and the giants are made by François Delarozière and Pierre Orefice from the Nantes-based art workshop La Machine.


Facts:

The Girl and several other extraterrestrial guests have visited many places around the world.
The Elephant lives in Nantes, where it takes visitors for daily walks.
See www.lesmachines-nantes.fr
www.royal-de-luxe.com
www.thesultanselephant.com

All photos of the London visit are by Graham "Chalkie" White, see www.flickr.com/photos/chalkie. Copyright Graham White.