Søren - Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens - Boothbay, ME - Epic Beings and Creatures on Waymarking.com

Søren is one of five giant troll sculptures at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. They were created by a Danish artist named Thomas Dambo.

“Thomas Dambo, a Danish artist and recycle activist. He led a team of community and worldwide volunteers to help create our five trolls. They are part of a larger family of trolls all over the world, including China, Australia, Belgium, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and South Korea. You can learn how our trolls are connected to Dambo’s global fairytale at trollmap.com.

Thomas and his crew made the heads, feet, and hands in their studio in Denmark. Once fumigated for pests, they were brought over in a shipping container. Once on-site, the bodies and heads were put together by his crew of 10 people from all over the world as well as over 150 local volunteers and staff. They took about two months to make.

The trolls are primarily constructed from recycled pallets and other recycled wood. Each face is a different story of salvaged wood – for example, Lilja’s consists of salvaged floorboards, and Roskva’s was salvaged from a Danish transfer station.

Additionally, many parts come from materials collected on-site. Birk’s hair was made from roots of downed trees from our property, and Roskva’s and Gro’s fur is oak bark, a milling byproduct of fallen logs salvaged for lumber. Organizations providing salvaged materials include Molnlycke, Louis Doe Home Center, Yoder Sawyering, Viking Lumber, and Brooks Feed and Farm.“

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Epic Type: Mythical Exhibit Type: Figure, Statue, 3D Art Time Period: Not listed Approximate Date of Epic Period: Not listed

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