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Mahe Mehr Gallery is proud to invite you to an Exhibition of works by Ahmad Nadalian May 14- 27 ,2008 Opening reception will take place on Wednesday 14th May 2008, 4:00- 8:00pm Mahe Mehr (Cultural and Artistic Institute, No 12, Kaj Anadi St., vali Asr Ave., Tehran 1966937343 Tel: 22051786
The Life before Birth For me, the fetus is an allegory for the generation to come. They also belong to the beginning. We have all experienced life before birth and the initial stages that it precedes. Life before birth is a spiritual world of sorts. Do you recall anything from that life?
The First Couple This work, like many other carvings of mine, shows a reference to the story of the first couple (Adam & Eve) and their exclusion from heaven.
The Death of the Goddess I have created many goddesses and fish carvings and have dedicated them to nature. Due to a lack of respect, these figures have historically been ignored and distorted. I reproduce my destroyed works, and for me, they are metaphors for nature and the life of living creatures who endure pain, suffering, and are destroyed by the evils of our time.
Cylinder Seals and Print on Sand I am inspired by the ancient examples of cylinder seals and consequently have made large examples adorned with my own carved designs. I then rolled these cylinder seals onto the surface of sand. The results usually show a myriad harvest of living creatures adorning the beachfront or sand of the desert.
Freed Fish Like a ritual, on many occasions during the past decade, I have dropped my stones, which have imaginary fish carved onto them, into rivers, canals, reservoirs, and seas. My fish consequently drop or are 'freed' to the bottom of a body of water and remain there forever. Hiding does not mean degeneration and death.
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