Rita Bertolini

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Rita Aurelia Bertolini (born July 9, 1966 in Egg , Vorarlberg ; † January 1, 2017 there ) was an Austrian publisher , author and photographer .

Life

Rita Bertolini came from a Bregenzerwald master builder family with Trentino roots: She was a great-granddaughter of Johann Bertolini , about whom she wrote a biography in 2008. She grew up in Egg, where she was born, and trained as a textile designer after finishing school . Later she started her own business as a graphic artist with a focus on book design . From the end of the 2000s she also worked as an author, photographer, editor and publisher. She was particularly involved with a variety of contributions to the regional and cultural history of her home region Vorarlberg and curated also regional history exhibitions.

In her book Sterbstund, published in 2015, she dealt with the subject of “dealing with death” and openly dealt with her own cancer . The book and an exhibition of the same name curated by her were created in cooperation with the vorarlberg museum in Bregenz . The exhibition Sterbstund was except in Vorarlberg museum so far in the Montafon Heritage Museum in Schruns shown and is currently (early 2017) in Lech Museum in Lech seen.

Bertolini was married. She died of cancer at the age of 50.

Bertolini Publishing House

In 2009 Rita Bertolini founded Bertolini Verlag , based in Bregenz, with which she a. a. published elaborately designed illustrated books . The books she published during her lifetime dealt primarily with cultural and regional-historical topics from the state of Vorarlberg. In addition to several of her own publications, Bertolini brought out works by various authors such as Sabine Dettling, Thomas Klagian, Denise Kopf, Frank Mätzler, Rudolf Sagmeister and Bernhard Tschofen .

Awards

The Bertolini publishing has so far been repeatedly honored for his book designs, derived from Rita Bertolini each:

  • Joseph Binder Award 2000, for the design of the book Die Wiener Gruppe
  • Joseph Binder Award 2000, for the design of the book LKW
  • Joseph Binder Award 2004, for the design of the book Hell fire Touring Club

Publications

  • Stone on stone. Johann Bertolini. 1859-1931. With contributions by Marina Hämmerle, Ute Pfanner, Meinrad Pichler and Maria Rose Steurer-Lang. Bucher Verlag , Hohenems 2008, ISBN 978-3-902612-41-0 .
  • Soil good. The magic of Vorarlberg Gardens. Illustrated book. Bertolini Verlag, Bregenz 2009, ISBN 978-3-200-01282-0 .
  • Inner life of Vorarlberg. A photographic look inside 116 houses in this country. Bertolini Verlag, Bregenz 2010, ISBN 978-3-9502706-0-0 (also exhibition volume).
  • Country tour of Vorarlberg. Bertolini Verlag, Bregenz 2011, ISBN 978-3-9502706-1-7 (also accompanying the exhibition).
  • with Frank Mätzler (film): Allmeinde Vorarlberg. The power of doing things together. Bertolini Verlag, Bregenz 2012, ISBN 978-3-9502706-2-4 (also accompanying the exhibition).
  • Death. Bertolini Verlag, Bregenz 2015, ISBN 978-3-903023-09-3 (also accompanying the exhibition).

Exhibitions

  • Inner life of Vorarlberg. Views and insights. Egg 2010. Place of exhibition: Egg Museum .
  • Country tour of Vorarlberg. An expedition into the history of the city of Bregenz. Bregenz 2011. Organized by the cultural department of the state capital Bregenz; Exhibition locations : Martinsturm (2011), RiBgalerie in the Raiffeisenbank am Kornmarkt (2011).
  • Allmeinde Vorarlberg. The power of doing things together. Bregenz 2012. Place of exhibition: RiBgalerie in the Raiffeisenbank on Kornmarkt in Bregenz (2012/13).
  • Death. Bregenz 2015. In cooperation with the vorarlberg museum in Bregenz. Exhibition locations: vorarlberg museum (2015), Montafoner Heimatmuseum in Schruns (2016), Lechmuseum in Lech (2016/17).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Rita Bertolini died. In: vorarlberg.orf.at . January 2, 2017, accessed January 4, 2017 .
  2. ↑ a b c (VN): A personality who enriched cultural life . In: Vorarlberger Nachrichten . January 3, 2017, p. D4 ( online at vn.at [accessed January 4, 2017]).
  3. ↑ a b c Robert F. Weber: Obituary. Rita Bertolini died at the age of 50 . In: New Vorarlberger daily newspaper . January 4, 2017, p. 26 ( online at neue.at [accessed on January 4, 2017]).
  4. ↑ a b c Markus Barnay: “Sterbstund” - exhibition and publication about dealing with death. Death and dying in the museum . In: Culture. Magazine for culture and society . November 2015, ZDB -ID 2254194-9 , p. 14, 16 ( online at Kulturzeitschrift.at [accessed on January 4, 2017]).
  5. ↑ See website of Bertolini Verlag ( bertolini-ldt.com ).
  6. ↑ In memory of Rita Bertolini. View series from July 3, 2011, ORF Vorarlberg, January 5, 2017
  7. ↑ Ela Angerer : Rita Bertolini: "You don't like standing still". In: kurier.at . December 5, 2011, accessed January 4, 2017 .
  8. ↑ Book presentation / The exhibition “An Expedition into Bregenz City History”. In: bertolini-ldt.com. June 2011, accessed January 4, 2017 .
  9. ↑ Harald Pfarrmaier: Bertolini's "Allmeinde" in the RiB gallery. In: Vorarlberg Online . December 4, 2012, accessed on January 4, 2017 (report on the exhibition in the gallery (RiBgalerie) of the Raiffeisenlandesbank Vorarlberg in the bank branch on Kornmarkt in Bregenz , December 7, 2012 to January 31, 2013; contribution to the International Year of Cooperatives of United Nations).
  10. ↑ The “Sterbstund” exhibition. In: bertolini-ldt.com. October 2015, accessed January 4, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Bertolini, Rita
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bertolini, Rita Aurelia (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian publisher, author and photographer
DATE OF BIRTH July 9, 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Egg (Vorarlberg)
DATE OF DEATH January 1, 2017
Place of death Egg (Vorarlberg)