For the first time, "Between Branches" spans two New York Public Library branches in Manhattan, each hosting a unique part of this dual exhibition.
At the 53rd Street Library, “The Light Thereafter” explores the beauty of rural landscapes, focusing on a lone tree along misty morning roads in America’s countryside. These works reflect the passage of time and nature’s enduring presence, highlighting a quiet connection between land and memory.
At the Hudson Park Library, “The Light Hereafter” presents a solitary tree alongside abstract images of color and light. Together, these exhibitions bridge the gap between the tangible and the intangible, symbolizing connections between air and ground, reality and imagination, the transient and the permanent.
Mai La Thai is an award-winning interdisciplinary artist, designer, art director, and photographer known for her abstract Light Series photography, which experiments with light, liquid, and color. She works with traditional and digital media, including paint, pencil, and ink. Having begun her artistic journey as a teenager, Mai has earned numerous accolades throughout her career, including first place in the 2019 PDN Photo Annual and three Honoree titles at the Webby Awards for her innovative short films. She holds a BFA from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Mai’s creative journey has been featured in Forbes, and she collaborated as the photographer for a story that earned Editor’s Pick recognition for its coverage of U-2 flight training. Her work has shown nationally and internationally in juried festivals and galleries, as well as select museums. Based in New York City, Mai continues to explore and push creative boundaries.
Visit MaiLaThai.com to see more, and contact the artist for prints, commissions, or inquiries.
*On view in the Main Reading Room at Hudson Park Library.
