Sounds of Prayer Exhibition at The New Medina

Multi-sensory exhibition explores the sacred soundscape of prayer

20 August to 20 September 2025

Curated by anthropologist Soraya Hosni, Sounds of Prayer is a month-long exhibition exploring the presence of prayer in everyday acts: planting, weaving, writing, and reciting. It invites visitors to question their own relationship to prayer, time and the natural world.

Through sound, image and form, the exhibition traces how quiet rituals resonate across landscapes, objects and generations. Whispered invocations, the vibration of drums and voices carried through time intertwine with the call to prayer. From the murmur of sacred trees and the pulse of drums to elders’ voices and the adhan echoing over the ancient city, this exhibition offers a contemplative journey into a sacred, multi-sensory landscape.

Featuring artists Samira Idroos, Peter Sanders, Ayşe Gürsöz and Karim Jabbari, the exhibition spans re-imagined prayer rugs, documentary photography, indigenous visual storytelling and calligraphic works in light.

Hosted at The New Medina, a cultural space dedicated to artistic creation, heritage and memory, Sounds of Prayer invites audiences to reflect on how prayer resonates across cultures and generations and how sound, space and memory activate and shape the spiritual experience.

Exhibition Dates: 20 August – 20 September 2025
Open daily from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.