MEHDI NADERI

Neuer Kunstverein Aschaffenburg & Kunstverein Familie Montez, Frankfurt/Main

In Dalton’s Valley: A documentary about an Iranian named Ali. Ali is 37 years old and comes from a rich family which he left to live outside society. Out of his love for dogs, considered unclean in the Muslim world, he moves to the mountains of northern Teheran, where he lives with his dogs. His lifestyle is based on a critical attitude towards the contradictions of social conventions.

Jadouk: This film is about a man who –because of his idealistic attitude – is isolated and considered crazy. It is told by a man who wants to bring mother earth and time under his control. He tries to bring the earth out of balance by jumping up and down on the ground.

There is one way to go beyond: In the corner of his kitchen a man composes a piece of music with which he wants to change the world.

*1974 Teheran, Iran, lives and works in Teheran