METER & LIGHT: DAY

Meter & Light: Day is an aesthetic inquiry into the rhythmic foundations that fashion senses of time as lived by Muslims. Drawing upon artist Zain Alam’s training in Islamic studies and as a composer, this multi-channel audio/video installation depicts the cyclical measures used to mark the passage of light, seasons, and spiritual revelation.

3-channel audio/video installation (20 min loop)

Concept & original score by Zain Alam

Cinematography by Sam B. Jones

Audio engineer: Warren Hildebrand

On view now at: Mad World 26: A Bag to Breathe Into at SoMad, New York, NY (April 18 - June 13, 2026)

Past exhibitions: Devoted: Religion in Asian American Art at EFA Project Space, New York, NY (May - June 2024) & Dream House: Inside Music + Video at Asian Arts Initiative, Philadelphia, PA (April - Aug 2024)

Supported by The Rockaway Hotel & Laundromat Project’s Residency on the Rock, Snug Harbor Cultural Center’s PASS Residency, and Nawat Fes Residency

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