The Tightened — Hybrid Collectible (Digital + Physical)
This work explores control as conditioning rather than injury.
The figure is not harmed, but trained to tighten, comply, and remain contained.
The binding wires symbolize prolonged self-regulation—structures formed through constant demands for restraint and reliability.
Here, emotion is not broken, but suspended: preserved for function, not vitality.
This artwork is available as a hybrid collectible edition (digital + physical), issued in a limited edition of 30.
Each hybrid collectible edition includes:
– one high-resolution digital file,
– one physical artwork 12x16 in, hand-signed by the artist,
– one physical certificate of authenticity, hand-signed by the artist, and
– one digital certificate of authenticity, digitally signed by the artist.
For personal collection and display only.
Original artwork by Yinel Chong.
