Making art for the Earth

Sculptor Thomas Dambo continues his work turning trash into treasure.

Danish artist Thomas Dambo is well known as a sculptor who turns discarded materials into public art that blends with nature. Some of his most famous pieces are giant trolls made out of recycled resources placed in gardens and forests around the world. This year, Dambo is unveiling more than 20 new sculptures of trolls and others figures made from recycled materials in cities across the US. Dambo, 45, grew up in Odense, Denmark. His father repaired bicycles, and his mother was a teacher and seamstress. As a child, Dambo enjoyed finding materials to make art. “You can build anything out of anything if you just create it,” he said. Dambo has been working full-time as a recycling artist and activist since 2011. One project that year was a giant…

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