Maldives resort ‘very surprised’ by sculpture removal
The sculptures were part of a semi-submerged gallery at the Fairmont Maldives Sirru Fen Fushi.
23 Sep 2018, 9:00 AM
A luxury Maldives resort said Sunday it was “very surprised” by the removal of sculptures from an art installation.
Almost 30 sculptures were part of a semi-submerged gallery – the Coralarium – at the Fairmont Maldives Sirru Fen Fushi.
But the artwork was criticised by clerics and politicians, who said the human form sculptures were un-Islamic. On Friday police said the installation had been cleared out.
It was earlier claimed that authorities knew what would be in the Coralarium and that all the paperwork had been signed off.
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