This Map shows the locations of  Nadalian's Works around the glob.  The green points show the place where he carved on the rocks and red points show the countries in which his carvings were buried. people and different travelers carried out and buried his carvings in the earth. This project named "Hidden Treasures"

Earth has always been the cradle and maybe cemetery of civilizations and cultures. The objects and pieces which can be found from earth, show the beliefs, life and more importantly the beauty of the mind of people of past.

In many cases we people who live now are the consumers of the art of  the past.  What have we got to say to the people of next generations?   What is our heritage for them ?

Global warmness, pollution, wars and crises across the world may terminate life of most of living creatures including human beings.

His message to contemporary man is to remain aware of the dangers of environmental disasters and political crises. He also wishes to pass on the message to the audiences of the next millenniums.

Nadalian’s art focuses on the most fundamental crises in contemporary world.  If there is any audiences in the future, his work will tell them the story of life and humanity.

The story of this project began when the  people in Poloor started to excavate the place where Nadalian carved images on the rocks.  They hoped to find treasures.

According to a tradition in the north of Iran the images of fish or snake can be a sign of treasure. Nadalian never ignored that his works are a sign of treasure, when he heard the story. 

To him, treasure is not  valuable things from a material aspect, but rather an immortal value, which can be art. He believes there is an eternal and timeless meaning beyond the physical aspect of his works.

Nadalian uses this accident to produce new collection of works. He has started to bury many of his  carved stones in earth.  His carvings show living creatures such as human traces (hands or feet or goat, or ...) .  These are widespread in his homeland Iran (across the mythical mountain of Damavand) and many other countries around the glob.  Nadalian given his carving to tourists who travel to different countries.  They bury his works on behalf of him.  In many cases the process of burials have been recorded.

He is preparing the maps of burial  places (both manually and digitally)  and keep them in a safe place.  He wishes to pass his message to the audiences of next millennium.

When Nadalian was in New York he preformed his hidden Treasure project in Manhattan.  This carved stone was buried in Manhattan central park. The symbolic ray of light inspired by Statue of Liberty.  However this symbol originally rooted in Persian sun god Mithra.

Trésors cachés…

Une exposition d’Art pour les prochains  millénaires… 

La Terre est depuis toujours le berceau et sera peut-être le cimetière de toutes civilisations et de leurs cultures…

Leurs vestiges, image de toutes les croyances et de la vie,  sont l’âme des peuples anciens et le reflet primordial de la grande beauté de leur esprit…

Pour Nadalian, la terre d’aujourd’hui est un musée.

Et pour les prochaines générations ?

Quel sera leur héritage ?…

Pour sa part, l’artiste a commencé à enterrer beaucoup de ses galets gravés tout autour de la plage de Pampelonne …tout comme à travers le monde : en Iran, au Liban, en Italie, en Allemagne, en Espagne, en Finlande ….

Ses gravures sont des poissons, des empreintes de pieds et de mains, des dessins évoquant la fécondité…

Des symboles  et trésors de vie qu’il immortalise…

Le réchauffement de la Terre, la pollution, les guerres mettent en péril la vie des créatures vivantes dont l’espèce humaine.

Son message : Nadalian  aimerait sensibiliser l’homme d’aujourd’hui aux dangers des désordres tant environnementaux que politiques.

Et si un être humain vit encore sur cette Terre dans les prochains millénaires, le travail de l’artiste lui  racontera  l’histoire de la vie et de l’humanité.

I saw one fish man who wanted go to the sea hide his shoeless. This event recall Nadalian Hidden Treasure.