Glasgow International Festival of Contemporary Art
 

Cindy Islam

the artist stands in front of his visual projections - geometric shapes cascading over and around him obscuring his face
Kyalo Searle-Mbullu, 2022
Photograph by Harrison Reid
cindy islam written in custom font similar to the arabic calligraphy on a silk material background
Cindy Islam, Brand artwork
Courtesy of the artist
black line drawing of a cochlea, with pink and blue gradient background
Listen Gallery logo
Courtesy of Listen Gallery

The images shown above represent the Glasgow International 2024 project that Cindy Islam is participating in, as well as the artist’s individual practice.

Cindy Islam is Sufi sound artist and performer. The artist is also the veiled woman, whose anonymity celebrates severing ties between the body and materialism. The veiled fabric (burqa – برقع) depicts an anarchistic position, a confrontation to islamophobia and rejection of the contrary and paradoxical myth of cultural assimilation.

Projects

  • Programme
    Cindy Islam
    Listening for Love
    Listen Gallery
    black line drawing of a cochlea, with pink and blue gradient background