Lan Bua — “Balanced Bloom” by Martin Halpin (Mandara)

Lotus ground rising from sculpted teak

Martin Halpin (Mandara)
Lan Bua — “Balanced Bloom”, 2025
Reclaimed & Salvaged Wood, Real Native Botanicals, Art Resin
50 x 50 x 3 cm (19.69 x 19.69 x 1.18 in)
Signature: A signed Certificate of Authenticity is available upon request with every Mandara artwork.
Inv: 2025-06-TH-TEK-50x50-5...
US$350
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Crafted from salvaged Thai teak, this balanced square piece features a swirling black resin river accented with suspended floral bursts and a mysterious corner bloom. The composition offers harmony between texture and flow, celebrating quiet strength in symmetry.

Though Bua typically refers to lotus, here it becomes a stand-in for countless delicate florals suspended in time. Lan Bua becomes not a literal lotus field, but a poetic metaphor for quiet abundance — a moment where many blossoms rise, shimmer, and drift across dark resin currents, echoing the grace of a million silent petals finding their way.

Weight: 5.5 kg
Subject Matter: Reclamation & Renewal — Reclaimed Beauty: Botanical, Abstract, and Wabi-Sabi Inspired.
Current Location: Shangri La Chiang Mai
Collections: Mandara × Shangri-La Exclusive Collection, SHANGRI-LA Chiang Mai: October - November 2025, SRL SEPT-OCT 25

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Based in Chiang Mai, Mandara creates wall art that honors nature’s imperfections — capturing time, texture, and organic form through salvaged wood, hand-poured resin, and botanical inlays.

Inspired by the Wabi-Sabi philosophy and a deep reverence for the natural world, every panel is sculpted with intention — letting the grain, bloom, and bubble speak for themselves.

Art is in the patience of the process.

Each piece is made from salvaged timber, often marked by time and weather — and inlaid with real botanical elements preserved in crystal-clear resin. These works evoke a quiet sense of wonder, stillness, and connection to the natural world.

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River City Bangkok 2024

Shangri-La Chiang Mai (August-September 2025)

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Mango Art Festival Chiang Mai 2024

Shangri-La Chiang Mai (October-November 2025)

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