Melancholy Diptych

by Marjan Bonakdar

Melancholy is an inner state, situated between slow disintegration, the loss of the self, and a profound sense of disorientation. A condition suspended between emptiness, fragility, and a distant—almost unreachable hope. What we often call “melancholy” is a deep and persistent pain—an infinite sadness one is forced to endure. A form of neurosis, a silent nostalgia and a sense of emptiness that, like a cracked shadow, accompanies the individual at the very heart of life. This diptych tells the story of the fragility of identity through bodies represented in different stages of dissolution; each figure embodies a moment of loss: of form, of memory, of contact… and ultimately of the self.

Style

Combined

Dimensions

40 × 60 cm

Presentation

Canvas

Price

CA$1,000

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