Ikon Gallery will presentWhat Did You Want to See?, a solo exhibition by British artist Mahtab HussainBirmingham Central MosqueSource: Mahtab HussainAl Masjid Al SaifeeSource: Mahtab HussainChasma E-RahmatSource: Mahtab Hussain1/3show captionBirminghams Ikon Gallery is to host What Did You Want to See?, a solo exhibition by British artist Mahtab Hussain, from 20 March to 1 June 2025. Commissioned by Ikon and Photoworks, the exhibition will examine Birminghams built environment, focusing on the citys mosques and urban spaces while addressing the wider context of surveillance and representation.A large-scale photographic installation will systematically document 160 mosques across Birmingham.The collection highlights the varied forms of mosque architecture in the city, from Birmingham Central Mosques domes and minarets to converted terraced houses and repurposed churches.Alongside the mosque studies, the exhibition will feature black and white portraits of Birmingham residents taken in 2024, depicting members of the citys Muslim community in a range of settings.Source: Mahtab HussainRaza MosquePart of the exhibition will reference surveillance culture, with an interactive element designed to evoke the experience of being observed.Other interventions in the gallery space will engage with Birminghams urban landscape, including graffiti-style postcode tagging as a marker of community identity and remnants of Project Championa controversial 2011 surveillance initiative.Tarmac patches, left behind where security cameras were removed, will be repurposed as a visual reference to past monitoring of public spaces.The exhibition will run at Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, from 20 March to 1 June 2025. Admission is free, with donations welcome.>> Also read:Art show explores modern architectures links with horror