Born in Albania in 1980. He lives and works in Tirana (Albania).
Leonard Qylafi constructs his work at the confluence of various materials and practices: archives, documents, video, photography, painting and music. He is particularly interested in collective memory and the processing of images, revealing the discrepancies between more or less fictional national narratives and the political and social reality of Albania, particularly that of Tirana, the city in which he lives and works.
“Deeply rooted in personal experience, Leonard’s work is a process of research and mediation between subjects and mediums. Using his knowledge and skills, the artist produces new narratives by elaborating both the aesthetics and the content of the subjects he uses as raw material for his projects. Leonard has been actively involved in the local and international art scene since graduating. He represented Albania at the 57th edition of the Venice Biennale (2017),” from Harabel.