South African artist Daniel Popper has created five huge sculptures for the Morton Arboretum in Lisle. The "Human+Nature" exhibit replaces the installation of giant trolls that brought record crowds to the tree preserve in Lisle.
PORTLAND (WGME) The next time you visit the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, some very large guests will be there to greet you. There are five tall trolls spread out around the gardens. They're the Guardians of the Seeds, and they carry a message on sustainability. The Guardians of the Seeds exhibit is now open at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. (WGME) "Planting seeds, saving trees, talking about stories, going outside more.
A brand new exhibit has taken over the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay, except you won t exactly be able to see them right away. Five new gigantic, larger-than-life wooden trolls have been carved out as part of a brand new exhibit at the Gardens called Guardians of the Seeds.
According to the Portland Press Herald, trolls were actually carved out by a Denmark artist named Thomas Dambo, who has been a bit of a man of the woods lately, spending two months in the woods carving out these five trolls.
Honestly, when you see the size of these trolls, which you ll have access to viewing the new exhibit beginning Saturday, May 29, you ll be blown away at the fact this artist, along with the help of volunteers, carved out these massive trolls in only two months. Even though the exhibit doesn t officially open for a few more Saturdays, visitors to the Botanical Gardens may end up getting a sneak peek of some of the trolls because of their placement.
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Something is always happening around Boothbay Harbor, what with a lively restaurant and bar scene, family attractions and scenic wonders.
But this there’s even a bigger reason than usually to visit the area – giant in fact.
An exhibit of giant wooden trolls built among the trees at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay called “Guardians of the Seeds” will open to the public Saturday. It features five wooden trolls built by artist Thomas Dambo, from Denmark, and scattered around the gardens’ 323 acres. Some are in plain sight while others are deeper in the woods. They range from 15 to 30 feet high. Their mission is to protect the seeds of the forest and teach people about sustainability.