The Birth of Tourism in Hormuz Island and the first restaurants and Hostels

Tourism in Hormuz Island started in 2008. I want to continue writing the history of the island’s social evolution. During the festivals of 2006 or 2007, food was ordered to houses. Sometimes the artists themselves prepared food. Places of accommodation were temporary houses and sometimes institutional houses. Until 2009, no one advertised food or accommodation.  […]

The concept of dolls in Dr. Ahmed Nadalian Museum in Hormuz Island

I collect old dolls. For me discarded dolls are a metaphor for neglected children. The dolls can be found everywhere, often sourced from the garbage, but sometimes I will ask girls to donate their old dolls in exchange for new ones. The collection is on display in the museum. Indigenous doll made of old cloth. […]

Female death and male murder: Art works by Ahmad Nadalian

مردان همه در زهدان زن با این کهکشان آشنا شدند و زمانی که به دنیا آمدنداز شیر مادران سیراب شدند. رسم روزگار این بود. مردان خود در رسم شکنی آزادند.  نیستی زنان را مردان مجارز می دانند. زن از ابتدای تاریخ زخم خورده و بازنده بود و هنوز هم بازنده است زخم جان او را […]

Self-immolation of Girls and Women: Artworks of Ahmed Nadalian

News or narratives that show the physical and mental injuries of girls and women have always influenced my artworks. With different media, I show the suffering of women who were burned in the fire. پس از شندید خبر خودسوری یک دختر علاقمند به فوتبال این اثر را اجرا کردم.  همزمان با انتشار ویدئو آن این […]

The Performance Art by Ahmad Nadalian in Zanzibar

For more than two weeks, I travel to East Africa and I performed many works. It was very exiting to see Africa. Because many Afro Iranian live in Hormoz Island.  One of my art works in Zanzibar was a performance called “Experience of Blackness in the land of Black People”   In Tanzania National museum I […]

Khaleh Kaniz and Ahmad Nadalian in Hormuz Island: Collaborative Art Works

During my early stay in Hormuz Island, I worked with kaniz. We produce many collaborative art works.  As we were working on the paintings, Kaniz told me many stories. Kaniz’s life story is strange. Kaniz lives in Hormoz Island. She got married when she was seven years old. In some small towns, parents decide the […]

Ahmad Nadalian: The Economy of Art and Ritual for the Benefit of the Local Community of Hormuz Island

از ابتدای حضور در جزیره هرمز اعتقاد داشتم که تاکید و توجه به فرهنگ و هنر آئینی و گذشته جزیره می تواند آنها را زنده نگاه دارد. با رشد علم و علوم عقلی ، آئین ها بی معنی و فراموش می شوند. افراد جامعه به جای بابا زار به روان درمانگر و داروهای روانپزشکان پناه […]

Art of Money laundering by Ahmad Nadalian: Please Wash your dirty money

I love money laundering and I always wash my dirty money. Money is like dirt. Always wash your money well. On my last trip to Europe a few years ago, when I arrived in Switzerland, I wash all my money in Lake Geneva. I have heard that many rich people in the world wash their […]

Ahmad Nadalian: Teaching fabric painting behind glass to women who live in villages in Qeshm Island

Since the fall of 2015, there has been a further institutionalizing of the role of art in cultural and economic development of local communities. Social and cultural activities were initiated in the coastal village Salakh of Qehem Island. In Zinat house, I teach girls and women to recycle and use old fabrics and put them […]