In the church, Leyla Yenirce stages her video and sound installation ‘Splitter’ larger than life, accompanied by urgent, harsh and tense sounds.

Leyla Yenirce, born in 1992 in Qubînê, lives and works in Berlin. The artist and musician works with painting, sculpture, video and performance to create multi-layered works that negotiate themes such as feminism, war, pop culture, genocide, desire, longing and irony.

Yenirce studied fine arts with Jutta Koether at the University of Fine Arts Hamburg until 2022. She has been awarded numerous prizes and scholarships, including the prestigious Ars Viva Prize in 2023. The Kunsthaus Hamburg dedicated her first solo exhibition to her in 2022. Her works have also been shown in numerous renowned institutions such as the Museum Folkwang, Essen (2024), the Haus der Kunst, Munich (2023), the gfzk, Leipzig (2023) and the Bundeskunsthalle, Bonn (2021).

‘Leyla Yenirce. Splitter’ marks the start of a programmatic series at the Kunstmuseum Magdeburg, which presents music and sound installations in the former monastery church.

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