We expect a lot of things to wash up on a beach--jellyfish, messages in bottles, shells, and maybe some trash if we’re anywhere near Coney Island. Florida residents, however, found something that was altogether astounding. An 8 foot tall LEGO man washed up on  Siesta Key Beach early Tuesday morning. The lost LEGO man weighs about 100 pounds and is made entirely out of fiberglass.

 

 

 

 

 

The mystery man, bearing the name “Ego Leonard” on his back arrived with the message “No Real Than You Are” on his chest. While the mystery of how exactly he got there is yet to be solved, why he is there is a little easier to figure out. A quick Google search of “Ego Leonard” leads to the page of a Dutch artist that goes by the same name, whose header reads “No real than you are”. Ego Leonard introduces himself with:

 

“My name is Ego Leonard and according to you I come from the virtual world. A world that for me represents happiness, solidarity, all green and blossoming, with no rules or limitations.

Lately however, my world has been flooded with fortune-hunters and people drunk with power. And many new encounters in the virtual world have triggered my curiosity about your way of life.

I am here to discover and learn about your world and thoughts.”

Ego Leonard and his LEGO companions have apparently been traveling around the world in an effort to learn more about it. Two similar LEGO men washed up on a beach in Brighton, England  and another in the Netherlands a few years ago.

The bizarre LEGO men not only want to visit different parts of the world, but hear from them too. Ego Leonard’s main page asks for people to send him messages. He pleads “Let’s become friends, share your story with me, take me with you on a journey through beautiful meadows, words, sounds and gestures.” It’s a friendly little invite and makes anyone wonder what stories have already been shared with the artist and his creations.

To see more of Ego Leonard’s work or to e-mail him, check out his main page. Below is a video of the LEGO man shortly after it washed up on the beach in Florida.