Recovery Mixed Media Sculpture

This mixed media sculpture combines human forms and symbolic elements, exploring identity, imagination, and the relationship between body and mind

Artwork Description

about this Mixed Media sculpture

Recovery is a striking wall-mounted set of nine sculptural heads displayed on olive-toned panels, designed to be arranged in multiple orientations on the wall. Each head bears distorted features, surface scars, and stitched details, blending damage and repair into a single, haunting expression.

Hand-modeled and coated in layered pigments, the sculptures suggest flesh-like textures through wax, plaster, and resin techniques. Pins, marks, and imperfections are deliberately preserved, emphasizing the tactile reality of restoration.

Through this series, Kahfi examines identity reconstruction and the traces left by memory, showing how repair, imperfection, and survival become integral to personality. The collection invites contemplation of resilience, transformation, and the permanence of lived experience.

Dimensions: Total width and length refer to the cumulative placement of all nine heads on the wall, allowing flexible installation.

about the artist

Hossein Kahfi is a contemporary Iranian sculptor exploring both conceptual and material dimensions of sculpture. He works with mixed media, metal, wood, and found objects, blending traditional techniques with experimental methods. His practice includes small-scale sculptures, intricate installations, and large-scale works that engage space and environment.

Kahfi’s sculptures explore human experience, memory, imagination, and the complex interaction between individuals and their surroundings. He often uses symbolic forms and textures to reflect cultural narratives and contemporary societal concerns. His work challenges viewers to question perception, environment, and the meaning embedded in everyday objects. Materiality is central to his practice, where contrasts between hard and soft, fragile and durable, create tension and harmony.

Kahfi’s process is meticulous, often involving layering, carving, and assembling multiple elements into cohesive sculptural forms. He emphasizes dialogue between space, object, and observer, allowing his works to transform with perspective and context. 

His pieces have been shown in leading Iranian galleries, reflecting both aesthetic and conceptual innovation in sculpture. Exhibitions include Without Quiescence (2024) and Invisible Palace of Imagination (2022) at Shirin Gallery, Tehran. He also participated in the 11th Annual Exhibition of Small Sculptures, highlighting his continuing contemporary presence.

View his Dubai collection of available artworks here 

 Care

Dust your 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.