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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 […]
In the early years the main problem was marketing the art works women in Hormuz Island. It was not possible for girls to sell their work in public environment. To establish this mission I had to pay the price. I went to the port myself to sell the women’s artworks. Two girls accompanied me. But […]
During the early years of my life on Hormuz Island, I suggest to the local women that they recycle the discarded traditional trousers to make patchwork, and I will often now use them as a canvas for my own paintings. I found people burned old clothes or dumped them into the sea. I collect the […]
Over the many years I have stayed (since 2008) on Hormuz I have taught painting to the women of the island. The interaction is rich and I hope to provide art to help support each individual to develop their own vision of colour. In the years that have followed many girls and […]