„For me, coming to Berlin means escape. As a Canadian, I have a close-up view of political chaos from my country’s next-door neighbour. Being here is a respite from all the noise and anger. It’s also a familiar place as I first visited this city in 1990, less than a year after the fall of the Berlin Wall. In my mind, my memories of this city evolve from black and white into vibrant colours. I can leave behind the grind of day-to-day life in Canada and let my imagination play with all the toys this city hands me. For me, Berlin combines the history of Prague, the culture of New York and the diversity of Toronto. Berlin is my muse.“
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Ginger Sedlarova is a collage artist, storyteller and accidental archivist from Burnaby, B.C., Canada. She creates vibrant, emotional paper-based landscapes of memory using imagery, texture and colour. Following a 30-year career in daily newspapers and glossy magazines in both Canada and Central Europe, she transitioned to a full-time artistic practice that focuses on complex visual narratives that examine memory, migration, and identity. Her work is about observing and celebrating people and the scars they leave behind on the world.
2026 marks the third year Sedlarova has taken part in Berlinage, an incredible experience that she says, “has made me rethink everything within my art practice: process, tools, learning new sources of materials. It’s been fantastic, Berlin rocks and I’ve also made so many forever friends.”