An Austin park is the new home to a giant wooden troll named Malin.
The Pease Park Conservancy opened Thomas Dambo’s Malin Fountain over the weekend, becoming the only place in Texas to have a troll sculpture from the Danish artist.More than 80% of Malin is made of recycled, repurposed or found materials, including wood from an old research test tank at the Applied Research Laboratories at The University of Texas.
Malin’s core is made from about 1,800 linear feet of Eastern Red Cedar from the local Wampler sawmill in Bastrop County. “Every piece of art Thomas Dambo creates has a story - a message about environmental or ecological awareness,” the conservancy said in an. “His whimsical, recycled-wood trolls provide community members with the opportunity to explore nature on their visit and to experience an example of how materials can be reused and repurposed into art.”
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