Description: A symbolic structure evoking the fragility of solitude and the power of unity. The separated reeds, fragile and fractured, reflect how division weakens resistance. Inspired by ancient parables and contemporary political disillusionment.
This sculpture, minimalist in form but rich in symbolism, offers a quiet yet powerful reflection on collective fragility through division. Three delicate reed fragments rest side by side, disconnected — evoking the image of isolated individuals, vulnerable and on the verge of breaking.
The piece avoids overt drama. Instead, it whispers with the texture of fracture.
Each reed becomes a metaphor: for people, for society, for any movement fractured into solitude. The charred wooden base perhaps alludes to a scorched past, a memory of struggle. And most profoundly, the empty spaces between the reeds speak louder than the objects themselves.
“We fall apart, not because we are weak, but because we are not one.”
This work echoes the wisdom of classical Persian literature — the kind found in tales by Saadi or Rumi, where unity is salvation, and separation is demise. Yet here, the artist tells that same story in a contemporary voice. These reeds do not sing; they remember
