GOLD MAPLE LEAF AWARD: Unspoken – Panah, Maral – 1020

Unspoken

The unspoken has long been imposed on women, especially those from the Middle East and my homeland, Iran. Generations of women have endured the weight of suppression, their voices denied, their pain left unsaid. But what remains unspoken does not vanish—it lingers, corrodes, and consumes from within. This sculpture embodies that silent torment. The figure does not scream, does not resist outwardly, yet the suffering is undeniable. It manifests as a slow internal decay, a melting away of the self. The tears do not fall; they carve, they erode, they dismantle. The body, once whole, dissolves under the weight of repression, its form unraveling in quiet devastation.

Category: Sculpture
Dimension: 10 in × 19 in × 6 in (L × H × W)
Artist: Maral Panah

《未言》

未言之痛长期被强加于女性，尤其是来自中东及我的祖国——伊朗的女性。世世代代的女性承受着压迫的重负，她们的声音被剥夺，她们的痛苦被掩埋。然而，未被言说的并不会消失——它徘徊不去，侵蚀心灵，从内部将人吞噬。

这座雕塑承载着那份无声的折磨。雕像没有呐喊，没有外在的反抗，但痛苦却无法忽视。它表现为缓慢的内在腐蚀，是自我的一点点消融。泪水没有落下，而是在肌体上刻下痕迹，侵蚀、瓦解、摧毁。曾经完整的躯体在压迫的重负下崩解，最终在沉默中支离破碎。

作品种类：雕塑
尺寸：10 in × 19 in × 6 in（长 × 高 × 宽）
艺术家：Maral Panah