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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
Works by Nadalian in Uzbekistan
L'Eau Partagee: Work in South of France )
Hidden Treasures: An Art Exhibition for next Millenniums Persian
L'Eau Partagee: Work in South of France )
Artists at Paradise International Center
The International Center for Creation and exhibition of Art in Nature
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Video Installation
In June 2003, when Nadalian presented his RiverArt project (Video Installation) in the 50 biennale of Venice
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In his video installation, Nadalian will, through his fantasy, recreate a lost heaven; the images of fish carved on the stones of a river that no longer has any fish. To him, fish is the symbol of man's struggle for survival and his wandering soul in search of happiness. The fish has now turned into a fossil seeking to become eternal. The paradox in this work is that this heaven is personal and a fantasy. This lost heaven has been devastated by today's technology.
Nadalian is aided by modern technology and through creating a virtual river on the internet, he attempts to keep alive the memory of the lost heaven.
