Mehdi Rooz
Digital artwork of a woman as a candle with a flame above her head, Woman Life Freedom text, and a tower silhouette behind.
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2022 · Digital Mixed Media · Vertical

Living Flame

I carry a whole country inside my head that no one else can fully see. The tile patterns I grew up with bloom out of me like a garden, yet thin gold bars hold them in. This is what it feels like to belong to a place that now lives only in memory.

Story fragmentWhat kind of freedom first appears when someone is willing to become light for others?

Format

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

Size

Print size

8" × 10"

Framed size

11" × 13"

$112

Product details

Print size8" × 10"
Framed size11" × 13"
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

I imagined this woman as both a person and a candle. The body stands upright, but it also burns, because I wanted the image to hold the cost of resistance as well as its power. The phrase Woman Life Freedom is placed on the candle itself so the slogan becomes part of the body, not just a message beside it. I placed the Azadi Tower in the darkness behind her because some forms of freedom remain visible only when someone risks lighting the space around them. Hannah Arendt believed freedom comes alive through action in the world, not only as an idea in the mind. That thought guided me here. Some women are forced to burn in order to make a hidden horizon visible for everyone.

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.

Living FlameFramed Fine Art Paper / 8x10
$112
Digital artwork of a woman as a candle with a flame above her head, Woman Life Freedom text, and a tower silhouette behind.

About this work / story layer

The story inside Living Flame

I imagined this woman as both a person and a candle. The body stands upright, but it also burns, because I wanted the image to hold the cost of resistance as well as its power. The phrase Woman Life Freedom is placed on the candle itself so the slogan becomes part of the body, not just a message beside it. I placed the Azadi Tower in the darkness behind her because some forms of freedom remain visible only when someone risks lighting the space around them. Hannah Arendt believed freedom comes alive through action in the world, not only as an idea in the mind. That thought guided me here. Some women are forced to burn in order to make a hidden horizon visible for everyone.
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