1992; terracotta, lotus petals, gold foil; 350 x
300 x 300 cm. Collection of Petch Osathanugrah, Bangkok.
Boonma's Lotus Sound arises from the essence of Buddhist faith.
The porous terracotta wall of bells is at once opaque and transparent,
solid and fragile, permanent and perishable, metaphorical of a barrier
and a filter-partially blocking the way to the golden lotus with petals
bursting forth in space. Comparable to a rib cage protecting the self,
the wall is porous and fragile, moving in accordance with the motion of
the lungs in the rhythm of breathing.
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