Enter The Lab Episode 17: Rabah MK
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“ENTER THE LAB” is the content series where we showcase the talented, innovative and expressive individuals within our community.
The aim is to connect with the person in front of the camera beyond just the imagery. The approach is both grand, portraying their personalities/uniqueness in a monumental style, while maintaining a personal element, revealing a side of them that viewers have never seen before.
In a country where graffiti is still finding its voice, Rabah, better known by his graffiti name Left, has been quietly (and not so quietly) reshaping how walls can speak. Rewriting walls with playful letters in the heart of India.
His art is a playful approach to vandalism. Instead of simply making statements, his work pulls people in, sparking smiles, curiosity, and thought.
“Love for letters made me a graffiti artist… what started as bad handwriting turned into a lifelong passion.”
Letters are his first love. What began as frustration over his “bad handwriting” in school became the spark that led him to graffiti. “Love for letters made me a graffiti artist,” he explains. “I always admired artists as a kid, but I never thought about pursuing it as a career. At 18, I picked up a pencil and started drawing. Passion took over, and I never stopped.”
From lettering experiments, he grew into full-scale graffiti — developing a style rooted in small elements, signboard inspiration, and a visual language that India wasn’t used to seeing. “Nobody was like me in my place when I started. People didn’t get what graffiti was. But thanks to the artists I met along the way, and the community that’s formed in India, I’ve kept going.”
“My art is a playful approach to vandalism, I want people to smile, pause, and think.”
His journey took an exciting turn when Diesel invited him to collaborate on their Fall/Winter 2025 collection. Alongside local and international artists, Left. brought his voice to the brand’s stage. The team painted directly onto rolls of cloth that became the event’s backdrop, infusing high fashion with raw, street-born creativity. For him, it wasn’t just a collaboration — it was proof of how far graffiti has come in shaping global conversations.
Still, at the core of his work, it’s always about letters. About messages that connect. About art that makes people pause, even laugh, as much as it makes them reflect.
“Graffiti is passion-driven,” he says simply. And with that passion, Left is not just leaving his mark on walls, but on the future of Indian street culture itself.
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