2nd artist I highlighted for Foundwork @flow_zak @foundwork.art @adam.yokell Zakriya Rabani (Zakriya Rabani) is one of the latest artists featured in our Guest Curators program on Foundwork. Rabani was chosen by Kalup Linzy (Kalup Linzy Studio), an acclaimed American video and performance and currently a 2019 Tulsa Artist Fellow. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ About Rabani’s practice, Linzy comments that “as a response to spending the majority of his life in academic institutions, Rabani’s work explores and critiques ideologies that have allowed these systems to remain in place. When diving deeper into his work, one might uncover answers or even begin to mine the subcultures that have been created as a result of these entities." ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Looking at Rabani’s profile on Foundwork, we’re impressed with how the artist transforms everyday objects—skateboard decks, rubber bands, classroom desks—into sculpture and installation that opens a broader line of inquiry while at the same time pointing back to specific cultural—or, as Linzy mentions, subcultural—objects that evoke deeply personal associations. We invite you to visit Rabani’s profile on Foundwork to learn more about the artist and see more of his projects in various media. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Zakriya Rabani was born in 1993 in Naples, FL, and is based in Tallahassee, FL. Rabani received his MFA in 2018 from University of South Florida, Tampa, and his BFA in 2015 from the University of Florida, Gainesville. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Artwork Images (in order of display): ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “Divine Decks” (2017). Used skateboard decks, steel, light. 180 x 144 x 144 in. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “Divine Decks, Tampa” (2018). Used skateboard decks, wood, shoelace, steel, light. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “Hex” (2018). Rubberbands, light. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “Infinite Potential” (2015). Wood, metal, plastic, ink. 36 x 24 x 27 in. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “Decks n' Desks: A Lesson in Flow” (2015). Wood, metal, plastic, paper, paint, light. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #ZakriyaRabani #KalupLinzy #sculpture #installation #foundworkart #foundworkguestcurators https://www.instagram.com/p/BuzSd4hFHr1/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=zg1uddmnojef