His recording project Humeysha began during his year working as an oral historian for 1947 Partition Archive. Across video, performance, and installation, sound remains the central organizing principle in Alam's practice, in addition to collaborations in film, sculpture, and design.
Alam’s writing has been published in Miami Rail and the New Yorker, and his work featured in Vice, Village Voice, and the New York Times. His performances have been staged at the Rubin Foundation, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, and Center for Arts, Research and Alliances (CARA). His installations have been exhibited by the Laundromat Project, American Cultural Association of Morocco, and Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts.
He completed his graduate work in Islamic studies at Harvard University. He is a spring 2025 Vermont Studio Center digital media/film fellow, a 2025 En Foco Artist Fellow, a 50th Anniversary Fellow & Sackett Fellow with the Virginia Center for Creative Arts in fall 2025, and a spring 2026 MacDowell fellow.
His multi-channel installation work Meter & Light: Night is on view at The Shed as part of their summer 2025 Open Call exhibition.