A Split in Flesh, A Desire in Soul

Year : 2017
Dimension : : 99 × 37 × 17 cm (Height × Length × Depth)
Weight : 2830 grams
Edition Size : Unique piece
Artist : Mahmood Rafati
Material : Natural wood, charred section, penetrating wooden spikes, carved wood base
Technique : Conceptual sculpture combining pleasure and pain, desire and destruction

Description: A wooden figure, with sensual textures and wounded, burned elements, evokes the tension between pleasure, desire, and damage. The title *A Split in Flesh, A Desire in Soul* presents a metaphorical view of human experience, where physical longing leads to inner scars. The sculpture stands at the threshold between seduction and suffering.