Speak to the Wind

Speak to the Wind documents the beliefs surrounding the adverse winds of the Hormuz Strait islands in southern Iran. Locals hold that these winds can possess individuals, afflicting them with illness and distress, leading to ritualistic practices in which a spiritual leader speaks to the wind through the afflicted person, negotiating its departure in one of the many local or foreign tongues. These beliefs resonate with the surreal landscapes of the islands—marked by eerie valleys and mountains shaped over millennia by the relentless wind.