Elegy for the Crushed

Year : 2018
Dimension : 38 × 26 × 11 cm (Height × Length × Depth)
Weight : 380 grams
Edition Size : Unique piece
Base Price : Sold
Artist : Mahmood Rafati
Material : Natural wood, metal chain, polished finish
Technique : Aggressive composition of entangled forms themed on power, survival, and violence

Two human figures, locked in a state of tension and entanglement—not in harmony, but in confrontation.A burden shared not by choice, but by force.A chain binds them—
not as a link of connection, but as a symbol of captivity.Their bent, bone-like forms speak of exhaustion, pressure, and the repeated violence of domination.In this sculpture, survival is not coexistence—it is submission, suppression, and the crushing of one by another.“A Lament for the Crushed”is an elegy for those whose voices are silenced under the weight of power—and yet, they remain