Language as Blade

Year : 2018
Dimension : 39 × 46 × 16.5 cm (Height × Length × Depth)
Weight : 2440 grams
Edition Size : Unique piece
Base Price : Sold
Artist : Mahmood Rafati
Material : Polished natural wood, golden metal chain, internal joints, unified base design
Technique : Sculpting with polished natural wood to form an interwoven structure of pillars and branches creating a suspended arch; incorporating a golden metal chain as a symbolic tongue; and utilizing internal joints for cohesive construction. The technique employs suspended form and refined materials to convey the dual power of speech — both constructive and destructive.

A fusion of pillars and interlaced branches forms a hovering arch, from which a golden chain hangs like a tongue. Delicate yet decisive, the tongue is rendered here as a suspended blade — sacred and dangerous. *Language as Blade* is a reflection on the duality of speech: a means of creation, yet equally destructive. This sculpture embodies the power of meaning itself — a force that may heal, or harm.