A Journey to Inner Fire
Babak Daleki was born in Tehran in 1964. He grew up during the revolution surrounded by the horrors of war and so travelled to different cities and countries before eventually settling in California. Growing up in Iran, with its rich civilization and wide range of art styles extending back to ancient times, has been a strong influence on his life as a ceramist.
Ceramics is deeply rooted in Persian culture and its art history, from the Cyrus Cylinder and decorative Persian pottery from
