Bound by Myself

Year : 2014
Dimension : 24 × 24 × 26.5 cm (Height × Length × Diameter)
Weight : 420 grams
Edition Size : Unique piece
Base Price : Sold
Artist : Mahmood Rafati
Material : Natural wood, metal chain, cylindrical wooden base
Technique : Conceptual sculpture centered on captivity within internal, self-reinforcing behaviors

Description: This slender, dynamic figure appears poised between balance and flight—but a heavy chain begins and ends on itself. *Bound by Myself* is a metaphor for a human not restrained by external force, but by cycles of repeated behavior, fear, or self-made habits that hold them captive.