Carolina Agredo

Carolina Agredo Villaquirán is an artist from Colombia who lives in Vienna. She studied political science, journalism, and communication at the University of Cauca. In 2002, she emigrated to Europe, living in Barcelona, La Gomera, and Vienna, where she studied at the Academy of Fine Arts. Her work focuses on social issues, education, migration, and colonialism.

Based on her own experiences as a migrant in Austria, she created a series of photographic works on human rights issues. These were shown as part of an exhibition at IG Bildende Künste. In addition, there was a screening of the film “Forst” by Ascan Breuer and a talk with Ascan Breuer and Peter Marhold from the initiative helping hands.