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Faith offers solace, identity, and meaning, yet it is often in tension with the fractures of lived experience. Whether shaped by migration, generational trauma, or personal reckonings, these fractures can become sites of transformation. This curatorial project interrogates the duality of creation and destruction, stability and disconnection.

It invites artists to consider how fractures—whether emotional, spiritual, cultural, or physical, can be generative sites for reflection, reinvention, and healing. Through personal stories and collective histories, we aim to present work that grapples with these moments of rupture, allowing audiences to navigate the complexity of repair and wholeness.

‘Of Faith and Fractures’ explores this delicate interplay between the sacred and the fragmented, inviting a diverse group of Muslim artists to examine the spaces where belief and identity converge, rupture, and transform. Through film, audio, photography, installation, and textiles, these works navigate themes of belonging, displacement, family, and the intersections of faith and selfhood.

Opening on the first night of Ramadan, this exhibition marks a time of reflection, ritual, and renewal. In moments of rupture, what remains? What is reshaped? And how do we hold onto the light within the fractures?

Visitors are invited to remove their shoes before entering, stepping into a space of reverence and contemplation—an act of humility that echoes sacred traditions. An audio piece by our artist Yasmeen Soudani (MUSYS) immerses you in the weight of devotion, disconnection, and the quiet resilience that binds these works of art together, shaping the atmosphere of the exhibition.


Curator Hamza Ashraf
Assistant Curator Ayesha Ali
Curatorial Support Melissa Burntown
Gallery Host Hala Saleh
Curatorial Research Hamza Ashraf
Henna Artist Amina Naheem
Arabic Translator Hala Saleh
Graphics Hamza Ashraf


Contributing Artists

Basit Khan
Aliya Hasan
Ayesha Ali
Hafifa Ahmed
Saba Siddiqui
Maryam Saira Ali
Ray Solace
PIEM
Hamza Ashraf
Yasmeen Soudani (MUSYS)
Alina Akbar
Ono Nurul 

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