For this project, we had to work together in a group of 7 to come up with an origin story of how Elephant and Castle got its name. We were encouraged not to read into its history and instead use our creativity to create a max 2-minute video whilst challenging the idea of a book.
For our story, we decided to explore themes of tyranny, avarice and how easy it is to lose sight of reason. Our story is about an elephant tribe, who decide to build a castle together, thinking it will be an elephant utopia. Getting carried away, they eventually start using each other to build the castle and raise it further to the sky.
Every member of our group drew an elephant which was photocopied and collaged onto the book pages. We used craft knives to slice windows and doors into each iteration of the castle to create a cohesive narrative where each page shows a sneak-peek of the next.