Arts And Culture
City limits: capturing Malé’s inspiring capacity
Photographer Jauson Lomo explores the teeming life struggling to be contained within the Maldives’ cramped island capital.
25 Apr, 15:27
In the midst of a thought: revisiting The Bird and the Flying Fish
Huda’s abstract work reaffirms the authority of the human hand in an age of AI.
14 Feb, 18:12
Fiction: On the virtues of route 8
"Not music, but rhythm."
07 Feb, 16:53
To the makers of Dhoadhi – give them their flowers
Premiere night responses from industry veterans and first-time viewers.
31 Jan, 14:44
After 16 years, 1984 is back
The band released its first single since 2009.
24 Jan, 16:33
Dhoadhi – a coming-of-age film Dhivehi cinema rarely makes
A twenty-something crew made the film they wanted to see.
17 Jan, 15:36
Nadee's Stories Untold: making beautiful what is futile
It all ends in tears, she knows.
10 Jan, 17:17
The wounds that follow you home: Ganaa turns the lens on bullying in the Maldives
The new thriller series asks who the real monsters are.
20 Dec 2025, 14:39
"The crime we cheered for": young artists map the true cost of reclamation
Twelve artists document what gets buried by dredging.
15 Nov 2025, 16:51
Thin Huvafen and the unrealised promise of Dhivehi fiction
Mamdhuh Waheed's 1995 novel begins at its own ending.
11 Oct 2025, 13:42
A brutal mirror: Kan'bulo confronts domestic violence in Maldivian society
Groundbreaking storytelling meets unflinching social commentary.
27 Sep 2025, 13:57
Between myth and memory: Eagan Badeeu’s ‘Liminal’ at Gallery 350
Liminal is Badeeu’s first solo exhibition since ‘Lionfish and the Plastic Bag’, inspired by the myth of Koimalaa, the legendary first king of the Maldives.
20 Sep 2025, 12:20
The woman turning shark teeth into art – and saving a dying tradition
Fuvahmulah's only female silversmith overcame her fear of fire.
13 Sep 2025, 14:00
From Naruto to maali neshun: The rise of cosplay in the Maldives
Creative community overcomes cultural barriers.
23 Aug 2025, 18:15
Symbolic beginnings: Pest on rebellion, rhythm and responsibility
The Maldives’ most popular rapper talks literature, prison songs and why his music speaks for the marginalised.
16 Aug 2025, 15:40
Five days in Yunnan: notes from a guided tour of China
Sixteen Maldivian journalists, two mysterious government escorts.
01 Aug 2025, 16:14
Behind the parades: Independence Day in Malé
A sombre lens on the diamond jubilee.
28 Jul 2025, 16:00
Gold ribbons and sacred shadows: standing before the Ka'ba in Malé
Baachy's exhibition makes visitors feel the scale of Islam's holiest site.
12 Jul 2025, 13:39
When the gallery went dark, the light began to dance
Dhona's exhibition was the first spatial light installation.
05 Jul 2025, 14:08
From bell-bottoms to Instagram: the evolution of Maldivian fashion from the 1970s
Fashion isn't frivolous. It's a living archive of who we are.
28 Jun 2025, 13:22
