Maama Dreams Of Tharaggee / (Granma Dreams of Progress) / Meditation in the land of storms / A proof of concept of combining my old photographs with a terrible cold / Digital / (2022)
As the sun sets, the Gas Venfunna climb up into the canopy, where they wait. Under the cover of darkness, they drop down onto the shoulders of unsuspecting passers by. They then crawl up into the nostrils and lodge themselves inside the sinus cavity, where it secretes a mucus that causes its victim to lose consciousness. The crafty Gas Venfunna then lays its microscopic eggs and retreats back into the ocean, leaving its victim none the wiser. | Part of my pantheon of imaginary Dhivehi monsters and beings | Digital | (2022)
Digital | (2021)
Moosa Mamdhuh AKA @virusikah AKA the artist formally known as The Psychonaut from Atlantis / The Dali of Maldivian psychedelic art / Learning how to draw by painting digital portraits of all the amazing artists I’ve been privileged to photograph / (2021)
The Ministry of Home Affairs used to check, censor, and pass all media in the Maldives. This red sticker indicates that it’s for audiences 16+. | G9X II
WIP resource for #projectbokkuraa | Made in #pixaki | (2020)
Addu Atoll, Maldives | D3100 | (2012)
Rockstorm - Painted Live | Malé City Carnival Stage | D70s (2007)
The crowd at Rockstorm - Painted Live watching Serenity Dies perform. The next chapter of Sinking Streets was going to be about Thilafushi. But before that I feel like I must write about the live music scene that I documented from 2007-2009. Malé city is a loud and deafening place. Especially around that time as we were gearing up for the first round of elections in 30 years. I feel like there must be something to how it took rock and heavy metal to cut through the noise. Seeing bands play on the Carnival Stage was an incredible feeling for people like us that had never seen a proper live metal show before.
A reef fisherman looks at the horizon while making chum from tuna. | Nikon D70s | (2009)
Malé City Swimming Track | Canon G10| (2009)
Malé, Maldives | Nikon D70s | (2008)
I’ve been finding so many unedited and previously unpublished photos while narrowing down my selection for Sinking Streets. In a way it feels like sifting through the contents of a tomb.