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The Spider escapes…
Sun 07 September 2008
The giant mechanical spider that has been roaming Liverpool’s streets since Friday has returned to what scientists believe to be her nest – on the side of Concourse Tower. Having explored the city yesterday afternoon she came to her resting place on the Tower last night. This evening it is believed that she will wake one last time. If you would like to say goodbye to La Princesse, come to Concourse Tower around 7:30 this evening for a spectacular farewell party.
La Princesse awakes
Sat 06 September 2008
It’s been three days since the giant mechanical spider, nicknamed La
Princesse, appeared on the side of Concourse Tower. Since then Liverpool
has seen an influx of French scientists, a crane, fire, snow and a lot
of rain. Those thousands who braved the wet weather yesterday watched La
Princesse being woken to an accompaniment of music from airborne
musicians and, later, being bathed in Salthouse Dock. She is now resting
beside the Cunard Building, ready to be woken again this afternoon. The spider is quite a character and is
clearly enjoying all the attention she’s getting. If you would like to
say hello come to the city centre this afternoon or evening, and you’re
sure to bump into her.
The story begins
Thu 04 September 2008
Yesterday commuters arrived at Lime Street to find a gigantic mechanical spider clinging to a derelict building next to the station. A group of French specialist researchers announced that they had been observing the creature, apparently made of steel and wood and a thousand times the size of anything in nature, for weeks. It appears to be female, around 13m tall, and has been dubbed ‘La Princesse’ by the team. The scientists believe the creature may be about to hibernate, and are attempting to prevent it falling into an inert state, as they are concerned at the potentially catastrophic results of the spider laying up to 1000 eggs. Scientists have therefore removed the spider from the building and taken it to a research base established at the ACC, at Albert Dock in Liverpool. On Friday 5th September it is expected that they will attempt to wake it, under controlled conditions, at 11:30am.
The Telegraph
Tue 02 September 2008
An article on Francois Delaroziere, director of La Machine
François Delarozière - Mechanical mystery
WHERE & WHEN to be revealed on Wednesday 3rd September
Sun 31 August 2008
We will post a schedule of La Machine here on coming Wednesday.
Watch this space…
Facebook group
Fri 29 August 2008
It is only a week from now until La Machine will appear. We have created a Facebook group called La Machine in Liverpool 08 , so if you have a Facebook account come and join us. There you can upload your own pictures and videos of La Machine and start posting comments as soon as La Machine appears.
The Guardian
Fri 29 August 2008
And for our next trick ...
The duo who brought London to a standstill with a giant elephant are going one step further in Liverpool. Lyn Gardner reports…
