Franziska Messner-Rast
Franziska Messner-Rast (born June 26, 1951 in St. Gallen ) is a Swiss photographer .
Life
Franziska Messner is the daughter of Pius Rast and trained as a photographer in her father's business from 1967 to 1971. She then worked in Bern and Zurich , and finally settled in Arbon . From 1983 to 2013 she formed a studio community with her brother Michael Rast.
Messner dealt with portrait photography early on and worked a. a. with the brother of Dino Larese , the publisher and «Erker-Gallerist» Franz Larese (1927–2000).
Messer participated in numerous group and solo exhibitions and her photographs appeared in numerous publications. In 1995 Messner received a sponsorship award and in 2013 a work grant from the Canton of St. Gallen.
Publications (selection)
- Pic , Tupotron, St. Gallen 1999. ISBN 3908151090
- On the ball: Champions FC St. Gallen , Tupotron, St. Gallen 2001
- Ferdinand Gehr , Kunstverein, St. Gallen 2001
- Urban Stoob: accomplice of the artist , Tupotron, St. Gallen 2002
- 20 years of the street kitchen , Appenzeller Verlag, Herisau 2007
- Velvet and patina , Appenzeller Verlag, Herisau 2013
- Moving women , Appenzeller Verlag, Herisau 2014.
literature
- Dino Larese: The portraitist Franziska Messner-Rast. In: Thurgauer Jahrbuch , Vol. 72, 1997, pp. 63–73. ( e-periodica.ch )
Web links
- Messner-Rast, Franziska. In: Swiss Photo Foundation
- Publications by and about Franziska Messner-Rast in the Helveticat catalog of the Swiss National Library
Individual evidence
- ^ Art Museum St. Gallen: Franziska Messner-Rast, photographs, Erker-Galerie. Retrieved April 12, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Messner-Rast, Franziska |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss photographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 26, 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Gallen |