Each time we look at a piece of jewelry or object, a short powerful moment of interaction occurs. We can either feel connected to it, marveled by its artistic shape, or simply admire its different colours and texture. For young Egyptian jewelry artist Farah Abdelhamid, this moment is the focus of her work, which reflects on the way people interact with jewelry and other non-wearable objects, and how jewelry can reflect an artistic experience rather than just a luxury product. “What I am trying to do is really elevate looking at the jewelry and wearing it as an experience and as an art form, rather than as an accessory. So, I want to challenge the societal and cultural norms of how we understand jewelry and our expectations of it,” she tells Egyptian Streets. Starting out with an interest in art and painting, Abdelhamid went on to conclude her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Jewelry and Metalsmithing at the prestigious Rhode Island School of Design. She was then introduced to contemporary design and more hands-on approaches to work, after which she transferred to focus on jewelry upon discovering new design aspects…
