LEGO Sculptures Connect The Public With Nature At Huntsville Botanical Garden
By Brittany Faush
From a distance, an unsuspecting visitor to Huntsville Botanical Garden might think the hummingbirds grow really big in these parts.
A much-larger-than-life hummingbird sculpture made from LEGO bricks is one of the eye-catching sights in Nature Connects, a series of 14 Lego scenes created throughout the garden by New York artist Sean Kenney. The exhibit, which opened recently, runs through May 20.
Some of the living creatures recreated by Kenney — a woman gardening, a woodpecker, other birds — appear at life size. Others, such as the hummingbird, a butterfly and a praying mantis, are delightfully huge. The exhibit, which required almost half a million Lego bricks, has proven popular with visitors, said Katelyn Henderson, the garden’s marketing manager. “Kids love them, but also young-at-heart adults love them, too. I personally love them.”
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