LEYLA TOPRAK

Biography

Istanbul-born artist Leyla Toprak is known for her interdisciplinary art practice.
Between 2003 and 2013, she actively participated in the artistic productions of the Mesopotamia Cultural Center (MKM/NÇM) Modern Dance Ensemble. In 2015, she graduated from the Performing Arts Department at Istanbul Bilgi University. She then completed her Master’s degree in Film and Television at the same university in 2017, deepening her knowledge in visual arts and moving images. In 2019, she was accepted into the New Media program at the Berlin University of the Arts (UdK), expanding her artistic research on an international scale. Currently pursuing her doctoral studies at the Braunschweig University of Art (HBK), Toprak creates works at the intersection of art and social issues.

Working across various artistic disciplines such as film, performance, choreography, and acting, Toprak reweaves the themes of body, memory, and identity in her work to explore the boundaries between the personal and the social. She approaches art as a way of creating dialogue between the visible and the invisible, focusing on socio-political inquiries and transformations, and continues her artistic practice on both local and international platforms.