Merha Shahid

As someone who finds themselves a passenger often, I’m constantly observing the spaces and objects around me.

Eventually, this observation grew into an admiration for certain materials or objects and their interactions with light and perspective. More specifically, the perspective in which I see them - and all of the distortions that come with it. These moments became inspiration for my pieces, where I replicate an object that I’ve seen, or attempt to create a similar experience when viewing my piece. This includes using various reflective materials, colors, textures, and motifs within my pieces. What tends to capture my attention with these ordinary objects is their reflectivity or the way they are composed within their environment, and I’m interested in creating my work in a similar way. Jewelry as a medium brings intimacy with the piece and the wearer, similar to the intimacy I feel when experiencing the visual phenomenon that comes from these observations. I aspire to continue translating the experiences and intimacy of my everyday life into pieces of jewelry, and I hope to inspire the viewer or the wearer how I become inspired myself, in the moment or with the design, oftentimes both.

About Merha Shahid
TYL Metals/Jewelry/Cad-Cam ‘21

Merha Shahid, from Bensalem, Pennsylvania, is an artist whose work is inspired by her perspective and point of view from day to day experiences and interactions with specific interests in light, color, material and reflectivity. Merha received her BFA in Metals/Jewelry/CAD-CAM from Tyler School of Art & Architecture in 2021. Currently, Merha is dedicating her time to her craft and exploration of materials and mediums. Merha has been working on integrating her photography with her jewelry and experimenting with the interaction between the two. Her work has been exhibited at Tyler School of Art & Architecture, Da Vinci Art Alliance, and was also featured in New York City Jewelry Week.