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Wide of a stream near Polour, a village 65 km (about 40 miles) north east of the capital, Tehran\u003cbr/\u003e2. Mid of Nadalian engraving a fish on stone near the river\u003cbr/\u003e3. Close of Nadalian's face wearing straw hat\u003cbr/\u003e4. Close of hammer and chisel held by Nadalian, river flowing in background\u003cbr/\u003e5. Close of Nadalian finishing his fish carving\u003cbr/\u003e6. Wide of Nadalian standing beside his stone sculpture by the river\u003cbr/\u003e7. SOUNDBITE: (Farsi) Ahmad Nadalian, Iranian Environmental Artist: \u003cbr/\u003e\"The fish is a creature that dies leaving the least pollution behind.  Its death is a danger alarm for all living creatures including human beings. Carving fish, fish that swim in the opposite direction to the water current, is an attempt both to stay alive and a reminder of a life that has already been lost.\"\u003cbr/\u003e8. Wide of Nadalian working on rocks beside the river, rock carving in foreground\u003cbr/\u003e9. Pan left across icy stream to a rock in the water with a fish carved on it\u003cbr/\u003eAP Television\u003cbr/\u003eTehran -  2nd November, 2010\u003cbr/\u003e10. Pan left from street to exterior of gallery showcasing works of Ahmad Nadalian\u003cbr/\u003e11. Tilt-down of exhibition poster reading (English \u0026amp; Farsi) \"Exhibition of Selected Works by Ahmad Nadalian\"\u003cbr/\u003e12. Close of artist Ahmad Nadalian's face\u003cbr/\u003e13. Close of Nadalian's hands carving outline of a fish on a piece of stone with hammer and chisel\u003cbr/\u003e14. Low angle of Nadalian working with visitors watching him in background\u003cbr/\u003e15. Close of Nadalian's hand washing the engraved stone in a water bucket\u003cbr/\u003e16. Tilt up of stone statues of a couple made by Nadalian\u003cbr/\u003e17. Pan left of various stone sculptures by Nadalian in glass container\u003cbr/\u003e18. Zoom out of carvings on a piece of stone depicting human footprints and snakes\u003cbr/\u003e19. Pan left of a canvas depicting a woman painted using colours made of mud and sand dyed with natural pigments\u003cbr/\u003e20. Wide of 'dirt' paintings on gallery wall\u003cbr/\u003e21. SOUNDBITE: (Farsi) Ahmad Nadalian, Environmental Artist:\u003cbr/\u003e\"In the past, art was a sumptuous phenomenon and would only be viewed in terms of the beauty of the artwork.  Nonetheless, to me, even works that represent destruction or decadence of nature are important and I can convince my audience to go to the gallery, look at such works and even buy them. Such an approach to art not only links us to ancient times, but can also show the artist's concerns about the future.\"\u003cbr/\u003e22. Close-up of Nadalian's hand carving out sketches of fish on a stone cylinder that functions as a rolling stamp\u003cbr/\u003e23. Mid of Nadalian seated on floor working on rolling cylinder \u003cbr/\u003e24. Tilt up of impressions of crabs remaining on sand created by rolling stamp\u003cbr/\u003e25. Tilt down of rolling stamps and their prints on sand on the gallery floor\u003cbr/\u003e26. High angle of Nadalian rolling the stone cylinders on sand laid out on the floor\u003cbr/\u003e27. Wide of visitors touring gallery\u003cbr/\u003e28. SOUNDBITE: (Farsi) Mohammad Sadegh Ebrahimi, Visitor:\u003cbr/\u003e\"(Nadalian's art) is a kind of reconciliation between our customs and traditions and the modern world we are living in. It is so precious to me to be seeing this collection of artworks that invite us to a new way of contemplation (about the world).\"\u003cbr/\u003e29. Tilt up a hand carving on stone to Nadalian working with hammer and chisel\u003cbr/\u003e30. Wide of Nadalian and his young trainees working in gallery\u003cbr/\u003e31. Close of camera in woman's hands, takes shot\u003cbr/\u003e32. Mid of woman taking photos of Nadalian's works\u003cbr/\u003e33. SOUNDBITE: (Farsi) no name given, Visitor:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Works of the master (Nadalian) are so great that we are motivated to pay more attention to our environment and archaeological monuments. He wants to teach us not to ignore the environment, nature and its elements such as stones, flowers and plants and to make a very good connection with them. To understand that a stone is not a lifeless object and there is feeling in it.  In fact, the way we look at it makes it a living thing.\"\u003cbr/\u003e34. Pan left of a stone sculpture\u003cbr/\u003eAP Television  \u003cbr/\u003ePolour, Iran - 10th January, 2011\u003cbr/\u003e35. Wide of Nadalian walking toward river holding rock \u003cbr/\u003e36. Close of Nadalian holding rock with fish carving on it \u003cbr/\u003e37. Wide of Nadalian throwing the rock in the river\u003cbr/\u003eWith the eyes of the world focused on Iran's nuclear ambitions, for one celebrated artist the natural environment is the most important issue.\u003cbr/\u003eRocks and rivers and mud and sand - these are the raw materials for art that draw attention to the need to protect the environment.\u003cbr/\u003eHigh in the mountains north east of the Iranian capital, an artist crouches by an icy river.\u003cbr/\u003eIn this remote spot Ahmad Nadalian makes his art.\u003cbr/\u003eNature is not only his subject, the land also provides his raw materials.\u003cbr/\u003eRocks, river, mud and trees are the basic elements of his sculpture.\u003cbr/\u003eHere in the mountains at Polour 65 kilometres (about 40 miles) northeast of Tehran, Nadalian spends hours by the river finding flat rocks to carve his favourite themes.\u003cbr/\u003eFish is Nadalian's signature image. For him the fish symbolises the dangers to life on the planet.\u003cbr/\u003eOften his carvings remain in the place where he makes them, making the most unobtrusive intervention in nature.  His is a very natural art, but it also sends a warning.\u003cbr/\u003e\"The fish is a creature that dies leaving the least pollution behind.  Its death is a danger alarm for the rest of living creatures including human beings,\" he says.\u003cbr/\u003eNadalian's art is inspired by a love of nature and the need to protect the natural environment. It is a call for action by everyone to do their bit to help save the planet.\u003cbr/\u003eThe finished sculptures that Nadalian exhibits have made him a much respected figure on the Iran art scene.\u003cbr/\u003eVisitors to this gallery in Tehran can see him at work on new carvings alongside finished sculptures and paintings on display.\u003cbr/\u003eHis work illustrates familiar natural forms like fish, insects and the human body - always using natural materials.\u003cbr/\u003eEven the paintings are made with a combination of mud, sand and dry natural pigments.\u003cbr/\u003eIn a break with elite forms of art, he wants a democratic art that people can feel and touch and engage with directly.\u003cbr/\u003e\"In the past art was a sumptuous phenomenon and would only be viewed in terms of beauty,\" he says. \"Encouraging people to engage with nature not only links us to the ancient times, but can also show artist's concerns about the future.\"\u003cbr/\u003eNadalian's work also refers to ancient Iranian rituals and mythologies \u003cbr/\u003eEngraved stone cylinders leave behind prints when rolled on sand in an echo of desert dwellers' decoration.\u003cbr/\u003eVisitors to Nadalian's gallery recognise that the artist is trying to reconcile traditional Iranian values and modern reality.\u003cbr/\u003eBorn in 1963 in the historical city of Sangsar in central Iran, Bahmad Nadalian  studied at the Faculty of Fine Arts at Tehran University. \u003cbr/\u003eHe is an art lecturer at numerous Iranian universities.  In summer he holds outdoor workshops where students can experience environmental art for themselves.\u003cbr/\u003eIn an increasingly precarious world where nuclear proliferation is high on the agenda, Nadalian's art is a reminder of the beauty of Iran's natural environment and the fragility and preciousness of Mother Earth.\u003cbr/\u003eNotes:\u003cbr/\u003eAhmad  Nadalian has performed numerous environmental art projects throughout Europe, the Middle East, Asia and China.  \u003cbr/\u003eHe has received international recognition with a Netdays Europe 2002 award and Grand Prize from the 3rd Tashkent International Biennale of contemporary art in 2005.\u003cbr/\u003eNetdays Europe is a European Commission initiative with the objective of raising awareness about application of new technologies in education and culture and encouraging the creation of projects which demonstrate excellent educational content.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv 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