Khort Mun

In 1981 I was invited to exhibit work in Bangkok, Thailand. During the month before the show I had time to explore new materials. I found a pile of discarded rubber in front of a building where sandals were made. At a furniture factory I saw how the material rattan, was shaped using moisture and heat. I brought these materials to the gallery where I assembled the first of these sculptures. The additional work was completed in Los Angeles and New York of similar materials, rattan, bamboo and rubber. These pieces were initially inspired by the landscape and culture in Thailand,  and my reaction to the monsoon, in which a calm day could suddenly become a torrent of rain and wind before returning back to a calm state. It seemed an apt metaphor for much of life.