Rabia “Kareem“ Siddiqui is a tarot reader and artist, working with fibers and philosophy. Known as Squidiki online, they have curated and taken part in a variety of community events, exhibitions, and markets. Many of these events were localized to Mississippi State University, where they recieved their BFA in Fine Art with a concentration in Sculpture.
As a tarot reader, their innate reading style is intuitive, interpreting the cards through storytelling and narratives we tell ourselves.
Squidiki is no stranger to secondhand scraps. They are a multi-faceted artist who takes pride in collage, cutout poetry, embroidery, and fiber sculpture. They finds that these fragments of personhood are a scattered map to divine from, to become lost in stitches and tedium.
Much of their work is found in the intersection between minority cultures and spirituality. Growing up in the Bible Belt with a Muslim background forced them to find the loopholes in dogmatic religion, as it held no room for them to exist as their queer self in peace. In truth, the nuance of esotericism is found in every culture as it reaches into the divine and otherwise. Through this exploration of knowledge and information, one can further inner pursuits rather than just living life as performance.