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Bringing two worlds together: Artist Adib Rabbani, CC ’27, uses one passion to inspire another

Rabbani is an artist, researcher, and rock climber—each identity connected by his lifelong love for science fiction.

By Elyse zhang / Illustrations Trainee

By Ian Romero • October 19, 2026 at 2:39 AM

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Rabbani’s high school painting “Fever Dream.”

Photo by Adib Rabbani / Courtesy of

Rabbani’s painting “The Perfect Organism.”