Arte Ambiental

Oriundo do Irão, Ahmad Nadalian, tornou-se famoso no mundo ocidental após ter apresentado o seu projecto, River Art, na 50ª Bienal de Veneza. Tem sido convidado por diversas organizações em todo o mundo para promover a sua mensagem.


Freed Fish

Pequenos seixos esculpidos, atirados ao rio, ao mar ou enterrados em diferentes partes do mundo: Austrália, Egipto, Japão, Índia, Brasil..., como se fossem artefactos arqueológicos: "Tesouros Escondidos" — uma exposição de arte para os próximos milénios.


Maranjab snake

Segundo Sam Bower:
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. Over the past decade the artist has traveled to cities and remote regions in every continent (with the exception of Antarctica) to work with children and local residents to create countless treasures which are then tossed into rivers and buried under the earth, spreading his message on a scale that few artists have before. Nadalian's "message to contemporary man is to remain aware of the dangers of environmental disasters and political crises. If there is any audiences in the future, this work will tell them the story of life and humanity."... " The universality of Nadalian's stone images and their ties to his Persian heritage, are part of their appeal. As natural images with deep historical roots they are both recognizable and enigmatic. For the artist, "walking along a riverbank and washing the stones, which he has already carved, is not only a performance, but also a prayer, a form of worship, an invocation...

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