Sumphat Gallery works with more than thirteen artisan communities across Thailand, translating endangered craft traditions into objects for contemporary life, led by architect Rush Pleansuk. The pikul grows along village paths and temple grounds across Thailand - a small, unassuming flower, its blossoms white, its scent carried further than you would expect from something so modest. It does not court attention. Thai culture has long associated it with grace, serenity, and a particular quality of quiet. Rush Pleansuk chose it for that quality. The Khing Spring Vase takes the pikul as its subject and the Bunga Mas - the golden tribute tree of Thai royal ceremony - as its form. The set comprises three separate brass sculptures - one standing 48 centimetres tall, two at approximately 35 centimetres - each a tangle of slender branches rooted at the base and scattered with cast pikul blossoms. Arranged together, they form a grove. Where you place them, and how, is yours to decide. Each branch holds a small tube: for a stem, for a candle. The brass will age. Any flowers you place here will not last. That is also the point. Three pieces, sold as a set. Cast in brass. Exclusive to Australia at The Leopard.
