ARTIM LAB residency
by YARAT Contemporary Art Space
In 2017, Leyla Quliyeva participated in ARTIM LAB, a year-long experimental art and residency programme initiated by YARAT Contemporary Art Space in Baku, Azerbaijan. The programme provided participating artists with studio space in Baku, supporting their artistic research, experimentation and practice.
During the programme, Quliyeva participated in the group exhibitions 100% Made in Azerbaijan, Who cares? and Monumental.
installation
In Azerbaijan, elderly women often make paper containers from the pages of books they consider outdated, using them to sell sunflower seeds and other small snacks. The artwork Poetry addresses this practice, reflecting on the value of every written work and the fate of books deemed obsolete.
Exhibited in Made in Azerbaijan, as part of ARTIM LAB, YARAT Contemporary Art Space, Baku, Azerbaijan, 2017.
FITNA
sgraffito technique
Inspired by Fitna, a female figure from Nizami Ganjavi’s Khamsa, the work explores the power of women through the concept of monumentality. It reinterprets monumentality not merely as physical scale, but as a symbol of inner strength, resilience and the ability to challenge established perceptions of power. The work reflects on the presence and significance of female power within cultural narratives.
Exhibited in Monumental, as part of ARTIM LAB, YARAT Contemporary Art Space, Baku, Azerbaijan, 2017.
WHO CARES ?
collage
Exhibited in WHO CARES ? , as part of ARTIM LAB, YARAT Contemporary Art Space, Baku, Azerbaijan, 2017.
2017
