Fabricated Champion

Year : 2018
Dimension : 22 × 17.5 × 10 cm (Height × Length × Depth)
Weight : 315 grams
Edition Size : Unique piece
Base Price : Sold
Artist : Mahmood Rafati
Material : Natural wood, metal chain, decorative medal, black weights on both arms, cracked wooden base
Technique : Sculpting with natural wood to form an upright figure with outstretched arms, incorporating metal chains and a decorative medal as symbolic elements of fabricated glory. Black weights on both arms suggest physical strength, while a cracked wooden base alludes to internal collapse

A seemingly balanced figure with outstretched arms and attached weights, projecting strength and poise. Yet a hanging medal and a cracked base betray a different truth: this champion is manufactured by a corrupt system. *Fabricated Champion* is an allegory of the professional sports world, where glory is not earned but produced through hidden deals, commerce, and systemic decay. It’s a reflection on the gap between image and reality, and the human body reduced to spectacle.