Over Memorial Day weekend, visitors continued to stop by Pease Park to leave flowers, handwritten notes, rocks, and small memorials at the site where Malin, Austin’s 18-foot-tall troll sculpture by Danish artist Thomas Dambo, burned last week. The artwork, created from recycled materials, was destroyed in an early morning fire on May 21, and the incident remains under investigation by Austin fire officials. Leah Silva and her son Kauan lay flowers at the site. A note is left at the site. Flowers rest on burned wood. Flowers mark the site. A sign for "Malin's Fountain" remains. Arson investigation signs are posted. Flowers rest on burned wood.
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Pease Park troll fire photos show memorial left in Austin
Visitors continue leaving flowers, notes and tributes at the burned site of Malin, the Pease Park troll sculpture in Austin.
Published May 26, 2026 at 4:37pm by Jay Janner
