What Are You Tearing Yourself For?

Year : 2015
Dimension : 13 × 22 × 15 cm (Height × Length × Depth)
Weight : 1250 grams
Edition Size : Unique piece
Artist : Mahmood Rafati
Material : Natural wood, metal ring, wooden base
Technique : Conceptual sculpture highlighting the tension between preservation and sacrifice, using the body as a site of inner conflict

A living form—part animal, part human—stretched and torn in the act of crossing or guarding something precious. The metal ring, through which part of its body passes, symbolizes boundary, duty, or a concept worth preserving. This figure hasn’t merely sacrificed itself—it has etched conflict into its bones. Its silence is the cry of choices, each carrying a cost.