There’s been another twist in the Breckenridge troll drama.
Thomas Dambo, the Danish artist behind Breckenridge’s popular wooden troll Isak Heartstone, posted on Instagram Friday that town council offered him the chance to rebuild the public art piece somewhere else after it was taken down Thursday.
“The city took him gently apart, and once the snow melts, I will be back to rebuild him in a new location,” he wrote.
In the post, Dambo said the town offered two new locations: Illinois Creek behind the Stephen C. West Ice Arena and along the River Trail near Breckenridge Recreation Center.
Breckenridge spokeswoman Haley Littleton said both areas were ideal given their proximity to downtown, access to parking and beautiful surroundings that fit the piece. Littleton said details were still being worked out, so she was unable to answer at the time when the piece would be rebuilt and how much the town will pay Dambo to do so. Dambo was originally given a $40,000 commission for the piece.
Although after neighbors complained, she said workers de-installed the piece in a way that would salvage as much as possible so Isak could be relocated.
This, which has been following the troll’s progress since the drama began.
Isak was built for Breckenridge’s summer arts festival. The troll is one of 40 trolls made from recycled wood around the world. He sat about a mile up the Wellington Trail and quickly became wildly popular, which sparked tensions with neighbors.
Nearby homeowners took concerns about illegal parking, littering and a loss of privacy, among other things, . The structure was initially intended to stay up for as long as it weathered the elements, which was expected to be roughly three years.
Dambo reacted to the council’s decision to take down Isak by to save the troll, asking for the chance to relocate him to a new home.
