Wahed Khakdan at Mah Gallery: A Captivating Neo-Realism of Absence and Memory

Wahed Khakdan is undoubtedly one of the most prominent figures of neo-realism in Iran and the Middle East. A melancholic sorrow pulses through his work—standing before his paintings feels like opening an old cupboard of childhood memories from a father’s house, filled with the scent of love, life, and affection—fragrances that today may no longer be so easily found.