How can a poor lizard keep up with the pace of development in Bellevue? As fast as the oversized hand-made reptile in exhausted knocks down a building, a dozen more rise in its place. Thus, it’s naptime for Godzilla in this very kid-friendly installation. Artists Steve Badgett and Matt Lynch, associated with New Mexico’s Simparch collective, made the creature out of humble materials—green plastic mesh, scrap lumber, zip ties, and staples. Only its teeth, carved from stone, show much refinement. The whole snoozing monster, which measures 10 by 50 feet on its side, is hollow—perfect for children to scamper inside and explore. Godzilla’s innards are given a rumbling, growly soundtrack of gurgling and wheezing (designed by Kevin Drumm). It could be a case of bad digestion—damn that diet of stucco and rebar!—or bad dreams (“Must…destroy… Kemper Freeman!”). BRIAN MILLER

Tuesdays-Saturdays, 12-6 p.m. Starts: Aug. 19. Continues through Oct. 3, 2009