EDITORIALS
The Secoma made of LEGO is amazing! What is the "too highly reproduced" store built by Lego builders?
Rekindled "LEGO fever" after becoming an adult
Setaka first encountered LEGO in 1967, when he was 4 years old. It was a birthday present from his grandfather. He bought it on the recommendation of his grandfather, who said, "These blocks can be used for 50 years.
Although he was crazy about LEGO until he was around 12 years old, he did not touch it much for a while after that. After some time passed, around 2000, he learned that there were many adults enjoying LEGO on the Internet, and his LEGO fever was rekindled.
After having created many works, Mr. Setaka decided to build Sekoma this time because of a project with his LEGO friends to "build buildings along the Sapporo City Tram Line. The "Yamahana 9-jo Store" was chosen as one of the most distinctive SECOMA buildings.
When creating the image, we were particular about the resolution. We wanted to reproduce the building faithfully so that anyone could see it and say, "Oh, that's the store! The project was created while adjusting the balance with the size of the LEGO dolls to faithfully reproduce the store so that anyone would be able to recognize it.
The artist has visited the store many times to check the location and structure of the products, which is why he was able to create a highly realistic work of art.
