Merve's work immerse on stigmatization and revealing the concealed stigma's in society. 

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Through her in depth research into the subject, she expanded her craft into what she should produce with ceramic. Furthermore, she used a specific object which contains great provenance to act as a platform to convey her message about concealed stigma. For instance, her latest project works on the form of a ceiling rose and the origins of how it derived. A ceiling rose used to be placed above a meeting table which allegedly symbolized the freedom of speech and words without repercussion. Additionally, examining it's fundemental use in contemporary times, the ceiling rose acts as a facade to 'conceal' the wiring of the luminaires. Her work produces through the research into the material, and reflects a concern towards societal difficulties, which she elaborates through working on meaningful forms and their surface decoration.

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'Fear of the unknown'

 

Merve shares an interest in mental health and in inhibited human behavior: not what we are motivated by, but what prevents us from being who we are or acting a certain way. She expresses her research into material, through surface expression and forms that reflects her concept.

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