Mohammed Zakaria
Mohammed Zakaria is a Palestinian Jordanian conceptual artist based in Amman, Jordan. His artistic journey began with shooting skateboarding videos with friends, evolving into photography, and ultimately developing into a broader exploration of conceptual art. For Zakaria, the medium serves not as an end but as a tool for translating ideas, using art as a tool to investigate concepts generally overlooked for their ostensible simplicity.
His work explores themes of space, time, memory, and Palestine, reflecting on personal and collective narratives. Zakaria has exhibited his work in two solo exhibitions in Amman and participated in a number of group exhibitions locally and internationally.
In addition to his practice as an artist, Zakaria is a dedicated community activist. He co-founded and is the executive director of Seven Hills; a grassroots skateboarding organization that works to build skateparks, public spaces, and provide free skateboarding programs for the youth in Jordan. His work uses skateboarding in the public space as a tool to break down socio-economic, gender, and racial barriers, fostering a sense of inclusivity and empowerment within the community.
