Land artist Ahmad Nadalian hospitalized for heart attack

TEHRAN,July 26(MNA) -- Iranian land artist Ahmad Nadalian was admitted to Tehran’s Khatam ol Anbiya Hospital after suffering a heart attack on Tuesday. Nadalian was in his residence in the village of Polur when he woke up with severe chest pains, his wife told the Persian service of MNA on Tuesday. First, he was taken to the Imam Reza Hospital in Amol (Mazandaran Province), but he was later transferred to the Tehran hospital to receive special treatment, she said. Nadalian is famous for his engravings, which are mostly images of fish, and animals and the hands and feet of human beings. He has constructed a small building in the Gol-e Zard Valley, a beautiful area near Polur, 65 kilometers northeast of Tehran Province, as a temporary residence for international artists. His works are now scattered in many countries including Italy, Germany, the U.S., Spain, France, Uzbekistan, Bangladesh, Lebanon and his homeland Iran. River Thames of London, Seine River in Paris and Rhine River in Germany are some of the locations where Nadalian’s fish have been left to swim.