A giant troll made of recycled trash from abandoned building now lives in South Jersey

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The troll is part of a sculpture series with an environmental mission, created by Denmark artist Thomas Dambo.

A new 20-foot troll sculpture made out of recycled trash went up in Hainesport Township. It was created by Denmark artist Thomas Dambo as part of his "Way of the Bird King" series.Burlington County just got a new, unusual resident — a 20-foot troll named “Big Rusty.”

The sustainable sculpture sits in front of the same abandoned pottery factory that it was born from, Dambo said. “I hope that this will leave a meaningful that will encourage people to come out and hike a little bit around in nature and find some beautiful art and remember that together we can think big and make things happen with our trash,” Dambo said while traveling in an RV on his was to his next destination — Michigan.

In the tale behind the project, a main character troll travels through different islands, or towns around the country, setting out to figure out why the waterways have been murky, the artist said.

 

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