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Persian Gulf Environmental Art Festival Second section Meymand is an ancient village in west north of Kerman province in Iran. The houses in Meymand cut like holes inside the mountain rocks, with no chimney or windows. The origins of Meymand date way back to the time when the inhabitants of the Persian plateau had not yet started to bury their dead in the grave. To do this they kept safe their dead. This belief has been attributed to followers the goddess Mithra.
Environmental Art Festival on the Persian Gulf
Reaction to ignoring historic site
New Print on Sand in the Coast of Persian Gulf
New Carved Rocks in Hormoz Island (Persian Gulf) March 2007
Environmental Art Festival on the Persian Gulf
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Environmental Installation and Music with Garbage
More: Painting on fabric by colored Earth
Designs on Portraiture by Red Earth
Designs on Portraiture by Red Earth
Environmental Installations and Performance
Designs on Portraiture by Red Earth
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Ahmad Nadalian's recent work created with his students and colleagues at the Environmental Art Festival in the Persian Gulf might actually save the world. I believe that every one who experiences these pieces and their environmental optimism, might believe once and for all, that there are indeed solutions to the environmental ills and conflicts that we face in the world. More
Print on Sand in the Coast of Pesian Gulf Works By Ahmad Nadalian
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The New Year in Iran starts on the first day of spring (March 21st) and is a significant time of the year for Persians. This year we were fortunate to have two weeks of holiday for travel and exploration. On the 20th of March I traveled to Meymand, a prehistoric site near Shahr Babak of Kerman-Iran. The village consists of a number of amazing natural and man made caves that are still used today for housing and shelter. In the vicinity of Meymand I was able to study primitive carved stones, some of which date to prehistoric times. It was an exciting opportunity for me to learn more about the technique of prehistoric stone carving. The ancients did not use a hammer and chisel, but rather a type of local, pointed stone which is hard enough to carve images onto the rocks. I learned this technique from a local shepherd. This carving tradition is still practiced in the region today. Ultimately, I was able to carve some of my own images on the rocks of this prehistoric landscape.
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