The Right to be Right

Year : 2018
Dimension : 33.5 × 22 × 11.5 cm (Height × Length × Depth)
Weight : 635 grams
Edition Size : Unique piece
Base Price : Sold
Artist : Mahmood Rafati
Material : Natural wood, black metal chain, polished flat base, compact inward connections
Technique : Sculpting with natural wood and compact inward connections to form a crouched yet determined figure; using a black metal chain as a symbol of assertive belief; and placing a detached, tongue-like form nearby to evoke suppressed speech or rejected truth
A crouched, confined figure, yet one that seems resolute; a chain hanging from its highest point— not for bondage, but as a symbol of self-declared righteousness. Beside it, a detached form resembling a tongue or mouthpiece, as if a discarded utterance or a weakened truth. *The Right to be Right* is a portrait of the human trapped in the absolute certainty of their belief—beyond doubt, beyond dialogue. The chain here does not imprison; it affirms. Yet in doing so, it binds.

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