The Water Elephant | Krit Kerdsamai

This exquisite sculpture takes inspiration from the Water Elephant – a mythological creature based on traditional Thai literature. The artist studied the details of its physical features along with its supposed natural habitat told through folklore. From his observations, the artist was able to draw similarities to machineries in the 19th century as he found that there is a resemblance in not only appearance, but strength. The artist claims this as his proudest piece.

Technique : Molding composite material
Style : Modern
Year created : 2022
Size : 30 W x 95 H x 60 D cm
Frame : Not framed

Krit Kerdsamai is a Thai artist and an alumni of Silpakorn University. His fascination for toys and models inspires his work to be based on the human imagination. As play-toys can bring forth creativity and one’s wildest imagination, the artist intends to represent those intangible visions through his artwork. The artist incorporates Thai-literature based elements into his works to represent imagination and combines this element with modern-day objects; creating intended juxtaposition within his work.