Artist Thomas Dambo is known for creating giant trolls out of recycled wood, and one of his beautiful installation can be found in the midst of a forest. These whimsical sculptures, made from materials found in local landfills, bring attention to the issue of waste and encourage sustainability in a playful and artistic way.
The project is called “The 7 Trolls and The Magical Tower” it’s a fairytale, told through sculptures and words, hidden in a forest, all made of recycled materials.
The Wooden Giants of Belgium are recycled and draw attention to the potential of “scrap” materials
Thomas Dambo is a Denmark-based artist who builds giant wooden trolls around the world and hides them in wilderness and forests. By doing this Thomas hopes to lure people away from the concrete cities and computer screens, into the wild and reconnect them with the natural world. He builds all his enormous sculptures of recycled materials, to show the potential in this precious material, which is often discarded and becomes a threat to the natural world.
“The 7 Trolls and The Magical Tower” The 7 trolls are from 18 to 7 meter long. The tower is 17 meters tall. It took Dambo and a crew of 15 people around 25 weeks to build it. The wood is mainly old shelves from a supermarket, pallets, and branches from fallen trees. It is located in a Belgian forest. Source: Thomasdambo.com
They were seven good friends both together and alone
by the river in the valley in the forest they had home
they had seen the sun set and rise a million times
the seven trolls stood as tall as the pines
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Una and Joures were friends for life and like to lay in the grass
watching the skies crawl by telling stories about the past
Mikil was strong as a dragon and always on his way
Kamiel was wearing a mask a new for every day
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Arvid like to carve his dreams into ancient trees
Hannes to put pearls on a string for everyone to see
and little nora had only seen the sun rise around a million times
she was still a growing troll with her tail and young mind
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They could see past the forest to where the future emerged
they had seen civilizations crumble and new rise from the dirt
they had seen the mountains grow turn to ice melt and burn
seen the fish turn to birds and seen the continents turn
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And now they saw these little people with actions so great
it could break what forever and ever had made
and the trolls got afraid life should never be borrowed
it was meant to be shared with the day of tomorrow
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So the seven trolls gathered up on a mountain top
to find a new way the old way of now had to stop
and Kamiel spoke up we must help them get better
the little people mean good but they are too young to be clever
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Let’s build them a tower as tall as a troll
and show them all beings are one in the soul
it took them all winter by summer it was done
they then invited all the little people to come
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And the little people walked to the top where they opened their eyes
and saw past the forests the mountains and skies
they saw to the future with tears in their eyes
what they saw no one knows but the eyes never lie
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About Thomas Dambo
Thomas Dambo makes anything from minor design projects like furniture and interior design to small and huge art projects, often involving his surroundings and the people around him.
Since Dambo was a child he always loved to hear different fairytales and folklore stories, and dream himself away into magical worlds filled with dragons and trolls. As a teenager he started writing his own stories as a rapper, putting out records, touring and creating a universe, where he could tell these stories.
The project is called “The 7 Trolls and The Magical Tower” it’s a fairytale, told through sculptures and words, hidden in a forest, all made of recycled materials.
Here is a couple of facts about Dambo’s work:
- The 7 trolls are from 18 to 7 meter long. The tower is 17 meters tall.
- It took Dambo and a crew of 15 people around 25 weeks to build it.
- The wood is mainly old shelves from a supermarket, pallets, and branches from fallen trees.
- It is located in a Belgian forest.
If you want to see more of Thomas Dambo’s work, check out his website, Instagram and YouTube channel.
This article was first published on BrightVibes on 19 August 2019.
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