Mehdi Rooz
A digital mixed media artwork featuring a white sculpture of a human bust behind thin metal bars. The top of the head is open, revealing a patterned map of Iran inside, surrounded by soft clouds and mist.
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2022 · Digital Mixed Media · Vertical

Caged Homeland

"I created this artwork because a homeland can live inside our minds as both a comfort and a cage. The bars across the face show that we are often prisoners of our own ideas about where we belong, carrying a private version of home wherever we go.

Story fragmentCan a homeland live inside us so deeply that it becomes a cage?

Format

Paper atmosphereA framed fine-art surface with a brighter archival paper presence.

Size

Print size

11" × 14"

Framed size

14" × 17"

$127

Product details

Print size11" × 14"
Framed size14" × 17"
Free shippingIncluded
FramedYes
Ready to hangHanging hardware installed on the back
Weight230 gsm, 9.5 mil, 0.24 mm
TextureSmooth
Brightness/ColorBright white
FinishMatte
AcidityAcid-free
Free ShippingFramedReady to HangMuseum-Grade Quality

In this artwork, the mind has become a closed room for the idea of home. The vertical bars pass through the face because the prison is mental, not physical. Inside the head sits a map of Iran, but it is not just a geographic place on a globe. It is a private version of a country made of personal memories, family stories, and individual beliefs. The truth is that every person carries a completely different version of Iran in their head. We end up trapped by our own ideas of what it means to be Iranian, while the homeland itself becomes a prisoner inside our private minds.

Premium archival smooth matte fine art paper with a bright white surface, crisp detail, and refined color reproduction. Each print is framed in matte black with white matting and acrylic glass for a clean gallery presentation.

Weight230 gsm, 9.5 mil, 0.24 mm
TextureSmooth
Brightness / ColorBright white
FinishMatte
AcidityAcid-free archival
Frame MaterialSolid wood, matte black
Frame Face Width1.625" (1.375" height)
Print MountingDry-mounted to foam core
GlazingAcrylic glass
Mat ColorWhite
Mat Size1.50" per side
Hanging HardwareSawtooth hanger installed on back, ready to hang

Each work begins as an original digital composition and is produced as a physical fine-art print using professional archival materials. This is not a hand-painted original; it is a gallery-quality printed edition created from the artist’s digital artwork.

Each work is printed and prepared after checkout. Shipping is included for addresses in the contiguous United States unless otherwise noted.

Works are produced through a professional fine-art print workflow using archival materials and gallery-quality output. Production begins after the order is confirmed.

Because each piece is produced for the collector, returns are reviewed case by case. If an item arrives damaged, contact the gallery with photos so the issue can be resolved.

Caged HomelandFramed Fine Art Paper / 11x14
$127
A digital mixed media artwork featuring a white sculpture of a human bust behind thin metal bars. The top of the head is open, revealing a patterned map of Iran inside, surrounded by soft clouds and mist.

About this work / story layer

The story inside Caged Homeland

In this artwork, the mind has become a closed room for the idea of home. The vertical bars pass through the face because the prison is mental, not physical. Inside the head sits a map of Iran, but it is not just a geographic place on a globe. It is a private version of a country made of personal memories, family stories, and individual beliefs. The truth is that every person carries a completely different version of Iran in their head. We end up trapped by our own ideas of what it means to be Iranian, while the homeland itself becomes a prisoner inside our private minds.
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