Every LEGO bricks begins its life being cast in plastic from a mold. For builder Olle Moquist’s last creation, bricks become molds for a new building material: concrete. Inspired by the concrete sculptures of David Umemoto, Olle started with a traditional LEGO build, used it to create a silicone mold, then poured concrete to create this incredible creation. A single red minifigure and dark blue microfigure offer a pop of color and clarify scale.
Up close, the subtle imperfecti0ns in the pour add an air of weathered beauty. Even though the cast is just days old, it looks timeless – a relic from an alternate brutalist timeline where grey-clad children play with concrete blocks.
Here is a photo of the model pre-mold. The minimalist design in the original LEGO colors is evocative and beautiful even before the process begins.
Here is the silicon mold Olle would go on to fill with concrete. The delicate lines must have been very challenging to preserve. Olle had to carve the silicone away to reveal the concrete, making the piece truly one of a kind.
The resulting sculpture is one of the most original and beautiful LEGO creations I’ve seen all year. It’s primal. A creation that challenges you to look at LEGO as you’ve never seen it before.
