TEHRAN – The 7th Tehran International Sculpture Symposium opened in the courtyard of Tehran’s Milad Tower on Wednesday with 33 sculptors from 14 countries.

Tehran Municipality’s Beautification Organization Director Isa Alizadeh delivered a short speech during the opening ceremony.

Alizadeh called the symposium a good program helping to leave a good impression on the urban environment of the capital, the organization announced in a press release on

He said that the participating sculptors will have the opportunity to produce their sculptures with travertine or metal.

Head of the Art Committee of Tehran City Council Abdolhossein Mokhtabad also attending the ceremony said, “In the world of today, a city is like a living creature that breathes, moves and forms a civilization.

“Today, those cities with more cultural elements are most popular, and the more cultural and spiritual elements a city has, the more recognition it enjoys,” Mokhtabad said.

“The elements of a city indicates the culture of that city and narrate the history of that land,” he stated.

He also pointed to the cultural exchange taking place between the artists and the participating sculptors and said, “I believe Tehran is a city that has a lot to say in the field of culture and thought, and I hope that Iranian sculptors will get a chance to take part in symposiums in other countries.”

Director of Art and Cultural Organization of Tehran Municipality Mahmud Salahi in his short speech said, “Sculpture can transfer art, culture and identity, and is able to form a link from the past to the present and on to the future”.

Sculptors from Peru, Portugal, Russia, Romania, Serbia, Taiwan, Germany, Italy and several other countries will be creating their artworks until October 16.

Photo: The director of the Art Committee of the Tehran City Council, Abdolhossein Mokhtabad, inaugurates the 7th Tehran International Sculpture Symposium symbolically by chiseling on a block of travertine in the courtyard of Tehran’s Milad Tower on September 23, 2015. (Honaronline/Bahareh Asadi)

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