Education
Delarozière was born in 1963 in Marseille and studied there at the Ecole des Beaux Arts.
Delarozière was born in 1963 in Marseille and studied there at the Ecole des Beaux Arts.
He has collaborated with French and international companies in productions ranging from traditional theatre to experimental street art He has worked in theatrical-based productions for over 20 years, first designing theatre sets and interiors. In 1987 he met Jean-Luc Courcoult, the artistic director of the French street theatre company Royal de Luxe and over a period of years, from 1991–2008, Delarozière, Courcoult and their engineers designed and created a host of huge performing creatures, which toured various European cities.
These included giraffes, rhinos, a giant Gulliver, and the The Sultan"s Elephant.
In 2008 Delarozière severed his 21-year collaboration with Royal de Luxe to focus on his own company, Louisiana Machine. Louisiana Princesse, the giant mechanical spider that visited Liverpool in September of that year, is the first in a series of six planned creatures that will debut around the world.
All his pieces start with hand-drawn blueprints, described as "think Jules Verne via Leonardo and Heath Robinson", and his trademark materials are unpainted wood and metal, with the workings exposed. He described his influences as
Delarozière has been described as an "engineering genius", and Radio France said of him.