Born for Conflict

Year : 2017
Dimension : 7.5 × 16 cm (Height × Depth)
Weight : 742 grams
Edition Size : Unique piece
Base Price : Sold
Artist : Mahmood Rafati
Material : Carved natural wood, metal chain, decorative pendant, metal dagger
Technique : Sculpting with carved natural wood to create a vertical, twisted, and compressed figure; incorporating metal chains, a decorative pendant, and a metal dagger as symbolic elements of humanity’s dual roles—as victim and aggressor.

A vertical figure, full of twists, incisions, and pressure—like a human body shaped not by peace, but by conflict. Its form ascends, fractured yet rising, borne on unseen shoulders. Chains and dagger symbolize the dual role of humanity: both victim and aggressor. *Born for Conflict* is a sculpture of the human condition—scarred by history, violence etched into its very form, not by choice, but by nature.