Steampunk Deep-Sea Creatures (and other animals)

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Via Dark Roasted Blend...

French city of Nantes recently became host to extremely strange and fascinating sculptural display: "Les Machines de l'Ile Nantes", designed by Francois Delaroziere and Pierre Orefice.

Note all the sculptures are moving vehicles! Where can I trade in my car for one of these. You can see pictures of the all the sculptures at DRB.

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