Light upon Light, is inspired by a verse from An Nur (The Light) from the Quran. (24:35).
In her collection, Aamina hopes to capture the tangible manifestations of the spiritual realities in divine revelation, namely the original sources of light—the sun, the moon and the stars.
“Sunsets like bonfires—dazzling, magnificent and all-consuming; The light that brings the dawn, quietly hopeful;
A dusky purple twilight, littered with a million silver stars;
A waxing, waning, full moon—ever-present;
Hear the song of creation in the rhythmic harmony of God’s light; A mirror of the unseen.”
I was invited to take part in ‘Let There Be Light,’ curated and produced by talented artist Chandrika Maelge. The mixed faith collective included photographer Kesara Ratnavibhushana, film maker Hilusha Hewagama and writer Nuzaifa Hussain. The exhibition was divided into three areas. ‘Bloom like a Lotus,’ ‘Sun, Moon and Stars’, and ‘Let there be Light’ in your thinking.
