At Art Basel Miami Beach, Shanghai- and Hong Kong-based artist Baishui debuted seven large-scale mirrored stainless-steel sculptures titled "Raindrop 1-7" (2024), which invert the scale of raindrops to become enormous, solid forms that slow viewers down and invite reflection. The works were presented as part of the Land Art Forward platform alongside Alan Sonfist's "Burning Forest" (2024), forming a collaborative project called "Rebirth in the Inferno" that explores the fusion of water and fire in response to climate change.
The project matters because it continues Baishui's long-standing exploration of water as both medium and philosophy, which she calls a "cosmology of water." By reversing the scale of raindrops and pairing them with Sonfist's forest fire imagery, the work prompts urgent reflection on humanity's relationship with nature and technology, and the environmental challenges of our time. The collaboration also highlights how contemporary artists across generations and continents are reinterpreting the evolving interplay between nature and technology.