Challenging Jewellery
Laila El Mehelmy+
Year of birth: 1992
Place of birth: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Laila El Mehelmy (Saudi Arabia, 1992) is an artist - originally trained as an Industrial Designer – whose focus shifted towards jewellery as an art form.
Her work questions how does the body's physical interaction with work evolves the work itself. It is the tactile element that jewellery allows for that has sparked her interest in the field.
Inspired by the duality of lives of Saudi women: the contrast between behavior and dress, between inside and outside. Using Bedouin motifs, which form the bases of my modules and are used in the jewelry pieces I present here. Using resin and injecting playful and vibrant colours which are in distinct contrast to the traditional colour pallets. The modular system of adding and subtracting pieces allows the pieces to grow or shrink depending on the wearers desire. An innovative take on deep heritage, an extension of how women in Saudi live modern lives in traditional society.
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