Danish visual artist Thomas Dambo is giving reclaimed wood a new and cool purpose. He uses it to make impressive giant troll sculptures that have found their home all across the world, including the United States, Belgium, Singapore, and Australia.
Most of the time, Dambo builds his troll sculptures on-site. The process is long and demanding, requiring more than 700 hours of labor for every piece and help from volunteers. The added challenge is that Dambo opts to use recycled wood from the area where he creates the sculpture. However, hard work results in jaw-dropping works that made him a well-known figure around the world.
Dambo was recently even commissioned to create six trolls by Mandurah, West Australia, with his sculptures instantly becoming one of the city’s biggest attractions.
Dambo recently had a chat with The Guardian about his recent projects and revealed the origins of his fascination with trolls and why he uses them as a source of inspiration.
“I grew up surrounded by fairytales and stories, and the troll is an important part of Danish folklore,” Dambo shared. “For me, trolls represent the voice of nature. Sometimes they can be gentle and quiet. Other times they can be really violent and brutal, and that’s how nature is. If you’re not careful, nature will knock your whole house over.”
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