Absolute Silence

Year : 2016
Dimension : 35 × 26 cm (Height × Depth)
Weight : 4245 grams
Edition Size : Unique piece
Base Price : Sold
Artist : Mahmood Rafati
Material : Natural wood, fully polished, carved cavity, metal chain
Technique : Sculpting with fully polished natural wood to form a sleek body, featuring a carved hollow mouth to evoke silence. Metal chains serve as symbolic hair, representing a mind in captivity. The technique relies on the contrast between outer gloss and internal void to metaphorically express silent violence and suppressed thought.

A faceless figure with an open, hollow mouth—neither screaming nor silent. Chains rest as hair upon its head, symbolizing a mind in bondage. *Absolute Silence* is a sculpture about a scream buried in time, never heard. The contrast of polished wood, inner darkness, and external metal speaks to silent violence and suppressed thought

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