This sculpture stands apart in the ‘Undercurrent’ series through its
material history. Thai discovered an abandoned marble block that had lain in
the ground, its edges still bearing traces of that burial. Working this
salvaged stone, she carved a massive floral form in the round – meant to be
seen from all sides, with no single front or back. The rough, weathered edges
contrast with the carved interior surfaces, preserving the stone’s life before
the artist’s intervention. Mounted to allow rotation, the work brings together
Thai’s themes of weight and movement in a piece where the marble’s own past
becomes part of the sculpture’s narrative. The heavy form, despite its mass,
suggests organic growth and transformation.