Speaking of Dance

Year : 2016
Dimension : 39 × 28 cm (Height × Depth)
Weight : 732 grams
Edition Size : Unique piece
Base Price : Sold
Artist : Mahmood Rafati
Material : Natural wood, braided rope as hair, wooden base
Technique : Sculpting with natural wood to form a standing feminine figure in a balletic pose; using braided rope as hair to emphasize feminine and kinetic qualities; and placing the piece on a simple wooden base to keep focus on form. The technique highlights hidden motion and visual expression of freedom within silence and constraint.

A feminine figure with a hanging braid, poised in a balletic gesture—yet silent, unseen, unpermitted. *Speaking of Dance* reflects beauty withheld, and a body that, even in constraint, becomes a language of freedom. A tree not just standing, but dancing—because dance is sometimes not a performance, but a way of being.

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