In 1990, after settling on a small plot in 1988, bricklayer Kenny Hill started creating a sculpture garden beside Bayou Petit Caillou in Chauvin, Louisiana. Almost a decade later, the site was filled with more than 100 concrete sculptures picturing biblical figures, angels, and soldiers. By weaving his own self-portraits among these representations of Christ and lost souls, the artist became a living part of the scenes he created. According to Nicholls State University, Hill transformed the site into an artistic expression through religious imagery to personify his personal experience and understanding of life. Hill, who was born around 1950, initially lived in a tent before building a small home there. The garden was laden with American culture described in the form of inscriptions, celestial symbols, and figures. The collection eventually included cowboys, soldiers, God, and angels who were black, white, male, female, or baby.
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