Ragnarok Series Mixed Media Sculpture

This contemporary mixed media sculpture seals forgotten worth beneath coins, echoing the silence of value lost and memory erased

Artwork Description

about this mixed media sculpture

Behnaz Mohammadhadi’s Ragnarok sculpture presents a cylindrical vessel constructed entirely from real coins, each carefully affixed to form a dense, gleaming surface. The coins are layered in tight, overlapping arrangements, creating a textured skin that feels both heavy with meaning and visually magnetic. The lid of the vessel is crafted in brass, adding a refined contrast and drawing the eye upward with its warm metallic glow.

The title Ragnarok refers to an ancient prophecy of destruction followed by rebirth. Here, the reference shifts toward a contemporary allegory of value lost and meaning distorted. Coins, once symbols of exchange and worth, now cover a sealed container, evoking themes of greed, excess, and the corrosion of shared ideals. The sculpture becomes a quiet monument to the collapse of ethical economies and the invisible cost of obsession with accumulation.

Mohammadhadi offers this vessel as both relic and warning. It reflects a world where wealth is preserved but wisdom is discarded, where material remains while memory fades. The coins speak not of fortune but of fragility, pressed together as if to hold something valuable that has already disappeared. The vessel appears to listen, to contain, but its silence is heavy and its surface unyielding.

Brass accents gleam across the lid, suggesting a ceremonial closure to something no longer accessible. The piece carries the quiet power of a tomb or reliquary, its currency rendered inert. Through this sculpture, Mohammadhadi meditates on the rituals of value and the human cost of forgetting what cannot be bought.

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about the artist

Behnaz Mohammadhadi, born in September 1984 (Shahrivar 1363) in Tehran, is a visual artist and sculptor. She began her artistic journey with painting at a young age but soon gravitated toward sculpture, a medium she found to be more fluid and expansive.

Over the past two decades, she has participated in more than 50 solo and group exhibitions in Iran and abroad. Her work explores inner reflections and socio-cultural themes through distinct and evolving artistic phases. 

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Customization

This series can be made in various colors, patinas, and finishes. For custom orders, please contact us directly.

care

Dust your mixed media sculpture often using a soft, dry cloth of soft brush. Avoid the use of water, chemical and abrasive cleaners.

copyright

This mixed media sculpture is one of a kind original therefore, all copyrights and reproduction rights are reserved by the artist.