Factory production line, AEG Telefunken Berlin (© 1970) from a colour photograph. All images reproduced with kind permission of 'guest worker' women who wished to remain anonymous. © Margareta Kern 2009.
Margareta Kern is a London based visual artist using photography, video and performance to tease out connecting threads between people’s personal spaces, narratives and socio-political forces.
Kern was born in Yugoslavia and moved to the UK in 1992, fleeing the civil war. A graduate of Goldsmiths College (1998), her work has been shown internationally and nationally, including the Tate Modern, Impressions Gallery Bradford and HDLU gallery Zagreb. She received support and awards from numerous bodies including a recent photography bursary from the National Media Museum Bradford. Margareta Kern was an artist in residence in Berlin, funded by the British Council as part of the Journeys With No Return exhibition.
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