Cindy Islam (pseudonym) begins with a core belief that all art-making is an act of listening — whether to our individual or collective histories / behaviours / philosophies / traumas / futures. Working across media, they primarily explore this framework of listening through sound.
Cindy Islam (pseudonym) begins with a core belief that all art-making is an act of listening — whether to our individual or collective histories / behaviours / philosophies / traumas / futures. Working across media, they primarily explore this framework of listening through sound.
Drawing on their experience as an artist displaced by war, with a lost heritage, they explore how different frequencies expose memories, intuition and imagination. They believe frequencies connect us across lands, cultures, time, past and future. Listening, when embodied and identified, becomes a way to learn.
Drawing on their experience as an artist displaced by war, with a lost heritage, they explore how different frequencies expose memories, intuition and imagination. They believe frequencies connect us across lands, cultures, time, past and future. Listening, when embodied and identified, becomes a way to learn.
Their performances layer subtle sine waves with Arabic prayers, these works invite both believers and nonbelievers to experience sound as a living material capable of shifting perception and creating space for spiritual reflection.
Their performances layer subtle sine waves with Arabic prayers, these works invite both believers and nonbelievers to experience sound as a living material capable of shifting perception and creating space for spiritual reflection.
The niqab used in their performances is a symbol of empowerment and resistance, reflecting autonomy, identity, and the presence of Muslim voices in spaces that often marginalise them. Through sound, prayer, and performance, Cindy Islam’s work bridges culture, politics, faith, memory, and ceremonial practices, inviting audiences to experience listening as a profound human experience.
The niqab used in their performances is a symbol of empowerment and resistance, reflecting autonomy, identity, and the presence of Muslim voices in spaces that often marginalise them. Through sound, prayer, and performance, Cindy Islam’s work bridges culture, politics, faith, memory, and ceremonial practices, inviting audiences to experience listening as a profound human experience.