Arts And Culture

"The crime we cheered for": young artists map the true cost of reclamation

Twelve artists document what gets buried by dredging.

Thin Huvafen and the unrealised promise of Dhivehi fiction

Mamdhuh Waheed's 1995 novel begins at its own ending.

A brutal mirror: Kan'bulo confronts domestic violence in Maldivian society

Groundbreaking storytelling meets unflinching social commentary.

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.

The woman turning shark teeth into art – and saving a dying tradition

Fuvahmulah's only female silversmith overcame her fear of fire.

From Naruto to maali neshun: The rise of cosplay in the Maldives

Creative community overcomes cultural barriers.

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.

Five days in Yunnan: notes from a guided tour of China

Sixteen Maldivian journalists, two mysterious government escorts.

Behind the parades: Independence Day in Malé

A sombre lens on the diamond jubilee.

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.

When the gallery went dark, the light began to dance

Dhona's exhibition was the first spatial light installation.

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.

The artist as test-subject: the life and work of Mohamed Ikram/Araakaa 

Mohamed Ikram’s journey from tourist art to protest ink captures a life shaped by music, politics, and the streets of Male’.

Through the crimson portal: Mariyam Omar's 'Inertia' explores emotional paralysis

Ghostly figures burst from stillness at Gallery 350.

Movanu Shafeeq brings raw truth to Maldivian screens

The exciting new voice in contemporary Maldivian cinema.

A photo journey through Eid in Malé

Eid in Malé brought families to the streets, children to the parks, and a quiet buzz to the capital. Photographer Ahmed Inan documents a day of celebration across the city.

Capturing the unseen: Shaafee's lens on Malé

A conversation about a stringless guitar's artistic journey.

Still got the blues: A conversation with Samah Ahmed

"It's not art made for anyone – I make it for myself."

In Poor Taste: The National Art Gallery

With no curator, no public programmes, and a collection dominated by political portraits, has the gallery lost its purpose?

Civil Court issues injunction against termination of Palm Beach Resort and Spa management agreement