Danish artist Thomas Dambo’s five troll statues have now been fully completed in Raleigh’s Dix Park. Happy hunting to the tens of thousands expected to travel to the park to check them out.
Why it matters: The troll statues, which join a network of more than 170 across the globe, are part of a big investment into public art within the 308-acre park south of downtown.
Zoom in: Dambo said the five trolls — the park has two large trolls, the mother and father, and three smaller ones, the children — tell the story of a family of trolls meant to protect nature.
- They are all made of recycled material, including the mother troll’s 620-foot-long tail made of old bourbon barrels.
What they’re saying: “I tried to let the landscape and the location inspire me,” Dambo said of the trolls. All of his sculptures are unique. “With the tail, it felt like it could be a cool boardwalk experience [with visitors] coming through the forest and walking on the tail.”…