Kinetic Sculpture at a Theme Park Gives a Castle a Moving Face

Design Boom tells us about an amazingly dynamic sculpture at the Puy de Fou amusement park in Les Epesses, France. It's made by the engineering firm Leva that specializes in creating large-scale three-dimensional moving surfaces.

This castle animates with the face of Morgane, a villainess from Authurian legend, as actors fight in dramatic performances in front of awed crowds. The face covers 12 square meters of the tower and shifts with stone blocks moving forwards and backward. The movement is very fluid and, when matched with a voice, creates an almost magical impression that the audience has entered an age of sword and sorcery.