Funeral of Identity

Year : 2018
Dimension : 33 × 15.5 cm (Height × Depth)
Weight : 545 grams
Edition Size : Unique piece
Base Price : Sold
Artist : Mahmood Rafati
Material : Natural wood, elongated humanoid figure, metal chains hanging from arms, cylindrical base
Technique : Sculpting with natural wood to create an elongated, faceless figure; incorporating metal chains hanging from the arms as symbols of mourning and alienation; and using a cylindrical base to emphasize the figure’s static, neutral stance

A tall, faceless figure stands with elongated limbs, arms extended not in embrace, but in quiet surrender, with mourning chains hanging from them. *Funeral of Identity* symbolizes the estranged modern human—alive yet hollow, carrying themselves without recognition or belonging. It is a visual elegy for the loss of self in a world of disconnection.