On my second day in Linz this year, I saw a guy near the Hauptplatz who looked like he was trying to train his dog to sit down – having one hand near the scruff of it’s neck and the other on it’s butt, it looked like the really big white dog was being a bit disobedient. Then I looked closer and it turned out that the “dog” was a full size replica that was some kind of animatronic that someone was working with – not showing it off like it was a performance, but, rather it seemed like it was a personal project that this guy was trying to perfect. Only later did I learn that it was part of a much larger project called Flut (Flood) – a quasi-recreation of the myth of the “Great Flood.” As the week progressed, you could see the animals careen through the streets in greater numbers culminating in a large dramatic finale at the banks of the Danube accompanied by video projections, fireworks, and live music.
(thanks to youngpirate)
(thanks to linznullneun)
(thanks to linzcreatures)