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Suicide in Sculpture: Public Art Makes Risk Socially Visible

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A 2026 qualitative analysis treated suicide-themed sculpture as cultural evidence, showing how public artworks can materialize psychological pain, shame, entrapment, social disconnection, and prevention debates without turning artists or viewers into diagnostic case studies.1 Research Highlights 2026 analysis used cultural methods: the researchers used iconographic, semiotic, and contextual analysis rather than clinical diagnosis or outcome …

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