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The Death of Fish: The River No Longer Has any Fish
Nadalian: River Art An interview by John K. GRANDE Nadalian is an Iranian sculptor whose life's work involves engendering respect for living creatures and the natural environment. To achieve this, besides living with nature himself, he established sculpture grounds in a peaceful environment in natural surroundings. Water is a living element that contributes to his sculptures, and many of the symbols he engraves and sculpts are derived from ancient mythology and the rituals of pre-Islamic civilizations. more
By carving simple fish shapes and other forms onto small stones and river rocks, artist Ahmad Nadalian seeks to repopulate the spirit of neglected streams and rivers in his native Iran and around the world and share these treasures with future generations. more
Utne Magazine May-June 2006 USA
Ahmad Nadalian
About Ahmad Nadalian
"I was so impressed with your concept, working at low tide in the early mornings to carve signs that during the day would be concealed. It calls into question so much about time, history, language, meaning, and sculpture." More
About Ahmad Nadalian
By : Edward Lucie-Smith
In Iran, Ahmad Nadalian (b.1963) is in the process of creating an immense River Art installation along the banks and amidst the waters of the Haraz River, near Mount Damavend. More
Works by Nadalian in Bangladesh
Hidden Treasures: An Art Exhibition for next Millenniums Persian See Also
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The Death of Fish: The River No Longer Has any Fish In his homeland Iran he wanted to build his own paradise. His most beautiful moments were when he sat watching the turbulent water of the river, and the frolic of his imaginary fish; the most meaningful occurrence was the gradual disappearance of the images. He liked to believe that these fish are alive, and were swimming against the tides. He created hundreds of fish on the stones of the river. In recent years, he found that his paradise no longer existed. The wellspring was polluted and the river no longer had fish. The darkest moments were when he witnessed the death of the fish. He saw his fish buried time and again. The rivers are sown and the meadows are planted with villas. Factories are constructed on riverbeds and roads are built… But he is not tired. He is determined as ever to build his paradise.
In many case the riverbed transformed into a road and as can be seen, many artworks (fish designs) were buried by construction work on the riverbed.
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رودخانه يك گنج است. نه تنها ماهي هاي آن بلكه سنگهاي بستر آن كه با نوازش آب در طول قرن ها شكل گرفته اند. خواسته هاي مادي انسان امروز به اين ميراث و گنج پنهان بها نميدهد. اگر چه قوانيني وجود دارد كه حريم يك رودخانه نميتواند در تملك كسي قرار گيرد اما پيشروي فضاي مسكوني و خانه ها و حتي صنايع به حريم رودخانه به نوعي آن مامن و حريمي كه انسان ميتوانست بواسطه طبيعت بازتاب زيبايي هاي خالقش را ببيند را تحت الشعاع قرار داده است. ايجاد راه در بستر رودخانه و پيشروي صنايع و خانه ها به حريم آن منجر به نابودي موجودات زنده آن خواهد شد و آن را به يك زباله دان تبديل خواهد كرد.
مرگ ماهيها: رودخانه ديگر ماهي ندارد داستان از آنجا آغاز شد كه يك نقاش پس از سالها زندگي در فرنگ و اتمام تحصيلاتش در مقطع دكترا به دنبال بهشت گمشده اش بود. او به سرزمين اجداديش بازگشت. او به دنبال يك زندگي صلح آميز و به دور از دغدغه هاي شهري بود. اگر چه او ديگر يك شهري محسوب ميشود اما او دلتنگي هاي زيادي داشت. بيشتر
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