Crying Tree

CRYING TREE

NFT project
Available on Foundation
■ Selected as one of the 25 artworks for the First Tehran NFT Exhibition in Tehran
Designers: Ahmad Eghtesad, Nastaran Fazeli
Edition: 1/1
Collection: Tree of Life
3D Modeling & Visualization: Ahmad Eghtesad
Song: Goriz Az Markaz by Ali Sorena
Software: 3ds Max, Vray, Quixel Megascans & Mixer, Adobe Photoshop
Year: 2021

Iranian lyric: ''I did not see the image of the wind except the tears of the tree''
Meaning: I never felt the wind except when the wind caused the falling leaves.

Iranian lyric: ''I did not see the image of the wind except the tears of the tree''
Meaning: I never felt the wind except when the wind caused the falling leaves.

The crying tree is a conceptual visualization based on the current situation of Isfahan and inspired by Goriz Az Markaz’s song by the Iranian rapper Ali Sorena. In the current situation, Isfahan is facing water shortage and climate problems, which people believe have been caused by authorities and their weakness in water management that has destroyed a 42,000-year-old river in Isfahan called Zayandeh Rud. These wrong decisions in river management have the same hidden effects of wind that cause leaves to fall. Lack of water and the destruction of the river has caused drought in the region, climate pollution, climate change, and the destruction of Isfahan’s historic bridges, and ultimately caused irreparable damage. 

In this visualization, inspirations are taken from the aforementioned song at the beginning of the text. In this song, the wind is the same hidden negative effect that is not visible and taking away everything we have. The flying leaves are a metaphor for it. Si O Se Pol Bridge, the most important historic bridge in Isfahan, has been destroyed due to the lack of water. Also, the Zayandeh Rud, one of the symbols of the life of Isfahan, has dried up and turned into a lifeless desert. The last living tree in this area starts crying ''let its leaves fly away'' with the disturbing wind and loses its life, while the sole remaining. a deer, a sign of good luck and hope, is watching this destruction.

I hope one day, we will think more about the consequences of our decisions!

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