Presence of Absence

Year : 2017
Dimension : 35.5 × 28 × 12 cm (Height × Length × Depth)
Weight : 620 grams
Edition Size : Unique piece
Base Price : Sold
Artist : Mahmood Rafati
Material : Natural wood, metal chain, semi-raw finish, minimal geometric base
Technique : Sculpting with natural wood and a semi-raw finish to create two upright figures facing away from each other; incorporating a metal chain between them as a symbolic element of absence as presence; and positioning the work on a minimal geometric base

Two upright figures, each facing their own direction, separated yet joined by a metal chain — not a barrier, not a bridge, but a reminder of what is there through its absence. *Presence of Absence* reflects the experience of living amid loss, of holding hope in scarcity, and of finding meaning not in possession but in endurance. The figures remain silent, yet their question echoes: is simply being, enough?