{"en":"An aerial view of the Artemia pleasure boat, stranded since 2012 and now encased in salt marshes in Lake Urmia, Northwestern Iran, symbolizes the lake's severe depletion and the regional water crisis. Photograph by Mohammad Ataei.","fa":"نمایی هوایی از کشتی تفریحی آرتمیا که از سال ۲۰۱۲ در بستر خشک و نمک‌زار دریاچه ارومیه در شمال غربی ایران به گل نشسته و نمادی از خشکی شدید دریاچه و بحران آب منطقه است، عکس از محمد عطایی."}
RECOGNITION / 20
Honorable Mention (eHM)
Victor Polynsky Award(Kyrgyzstan)

“SWALLOWED”• 2023• Lake Urmia, Northwestern Iran

Archive Index

DISTINCTION & RESULT
Honorable Mention (eHM)
FESTIVAL / EVENT
Victor Polynsky Award
ARTWORK TITLE
“SWALLOWED”
LOCATION / ORIGIN
Lake Urmia, Northwestern Iran
YEAR
2023
CATEGORY
Landscape Color (PIDC)
ORGANIZER / COUNTRY
Victor Polynsky Award(Kyrgyzstan)

"SWALLOWED — A study in texture, memory, and environmental presence."

The award-winning artwork "SWALLOWED" captures the haunting beauty of nature and humanity in flux. The aerial perspective isolates the remaining structures, turning them into abstract forms swallowed by the vast expanse.

This approach strips away immediate reality, forcing the viewer to confront the scale of quiet transformation rather than immediate catastrophe. It is a study in material texture, historical memory, and the inevitable return to silence.

Official Documentation

Archival Verified Record
CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE
Certificate of Excellence
WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT
Winner Announcement Page