Maldives underwater art. Rome a unique underwater sculpture exhibit at a maldives resort was destroyed on order of the countrys president after it was deemed to violate islamic beliefs. Created for the fairmont maldives sirru fen fushi coralarium is a semi submerged art gallery filled with nearly 30 sculptures that will act as a habitat for coral and other marine species. Where land sea art collide the coralarium is situated in the centre of the largest developed coral lagoon in the maldives on the island resort of fairmont maldives sirru fen fushi and is a semi submerged tidal gallery that interlinks the skyline inter tidal waterline and seabed.
President abdulla yameen said the countrys religious leaders had complained that the sculpture represented idols which are banned by islam. The british designed installation at the fairmont maldives sirru fen fushi. Now the maldivesa true pioneer in underwater entertainmenthas its own semi submerged art gallery according to my modern met.
Dubbed the coralarium the new art installation has found a home at. Turbo luxe overwater villas a restaurant sunk five metres underwater an ice rinkand until recently an underwater art installation. In 2018 fairmont maldives sirru fen fushi opened with a distinguishing feature that set it apart from its neighbouring islands.
After nine months of work the installation has come to life and will live as an evolving monument in the sea. Arts and crafts of the maldives are created using mostly raw materials that are easily available such as palm leaves reeds coral wood shells stones coir natural oils and paints and traditional maldivian crafts include liyelaa jehun lacquer work mat weaving boat building coir rope making and fangi vinun thatch weaving. Pickaxe wielding policemen have demolished a semi submerged art gallery in the maldives for being offensive to islam.
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