Mahmoud
Mahrumi
The
itching
of
body
or
"what
the
sculpture
Demands
from
me"
It
is
seventeen
years
since
as a
laborer
in a
factory
producing
concrete
electrical
posts,
I
was
in
charge
of
assembling
the
metal
casts.
My
main
responsibility
was
to
make
sure
that
the
casts
were
properly
fastened
before
the
cement
was
poured.
If
the
bolts
and
nuts
were
not
properly
secured,
the
mould
would
flatten
or
because
of
pressure
the
cement
would
reject
the
cast.
Since
then
concerns
such
as:
Inhibition
and
discipline
of
materials,
tightening
liquidity,
inner
sanctums,
destruction
and
entropy,
order
and
modern
splinting,
totalitarian
thoughts
in
application
of
materials,
have
carved
a
specific
path
for
me.
Whenever
I
have
tried
to
escape
this
hitch
or
play
a
different
game,
I
have
been
caught
in a
different
manner.
As
if
this
“entanglement”
is a
pleasant
thing.It’s
seventeen
years
since
this
itching
has
turned
my
body
to a
gigantic
mould,
and
I am
constantly
scratching
myself.
Mahmoud
Mahroumi-
2012
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