Marika Bertoni, italian/austrian author, is born in Rovereto, studies, reads, grows, paints, travels, writes, pictures, loves.Hers is a truly felt trail, necessary and still alive: a constant research, in and outside, towards the essential’s expression; a Path that was born with writing and painting, a Path that lands, surprisingly, on Photography and in the processing of the image’s significant.Touches, skims, caresses, feels, sees and captures many European capitals and metropolis outside Europe, gets to terms with the chaos and, instead of presumptuously trying to fix it or re-order it, tries to capture the little circles that angrily and ferociously outline themselves in it. Currently she lives, dreams, observes, listens, makes projects, thinks, writes and works in Trentino(Italy).

-----------------EDUCATION AND TRAINING

-MA Photo, Video and Theatre Terapy, teacher Oliviero Rossi, Rome (Italy)

-BA Photography and Visual Art, L.A.B.A. (Free University of Fine Art), Florence (Italy)

-Graduation in Graphic Design, Photography and Film, Art Institute F. Depero, Rovereto (TN)

---------------------------MAIN EXHIBITION

-February 2012 (08.02 - 28.02) Tokyo (Japan), Wisdom Academy in Mejiro, Haru/Spring, curated by Carmela Senfett with the collaboration of Naoyoshi Itani, Yoshimi Horiuchi, Haz, Tadahiro Hakozaki and Masako Hasimoto

-January 2012, Osaka (Japan), Aidia Room (Makoto Mizutani), Haru/Spring, curated by Carmela Senfett, Solo Shows

-January 2012, Milan (Italy), BelVedere Gallery, First Vision 2011, The Photographers and Milan, Fog 2011, Group Shows

-September 2011, Trento (Italy), Trentini Palace, Autonoma_mente 2011, curated by Piero Cavagna, Group Shows.

-2011, Turin (Italy), in collaboration with Turin Film Commission, National Museum of Cinema, Luca Pron Awards, series Levels, Group Shows

-2011 Rovereto (Italy), G. Tartarotti Library, Blindness-Shoah, Solo Shows

-2010 Florence (Italy) House of Creativity, in collaboration with Tokaghe (Italia/Japan Association), series The Journey of my Clouds (See inside/Mare dentro), Group Shows

-2010 Bibbiena (Italy), Italian Center of Photography, 2nd Biennale of Young Photographers, series Unknown ID, Photography&Video installation, Group Shows

-2010 Berlin (Germany) Gallery CBN 42 live @nonymus.urban, curated by Peter Mankovski, Group Show with Magda Fernandez

-2010 Berlin (Germany) Berliner Liste, ACSAF, curated by Cesare Bossi, series Blindness-Shoah, Group Shows

-2010 Foggia (Italy) Urban event MUSAE, series Unknown ID, Grouph Shows

-2010 Milan (Italy) Urban event MUSAE, series Unknown ID, Grouph Shows

-2010 Berlin (Germany) Infantellina Contemporary Gallery, curated by Patrizia Infantellina, series Unknown ID, Group Shows

-2010 Florence (Italy) ACSAF Center, curated by Cesare Bossi, Group Shows

-2010 Citerna (Italy) Citerna Photo Festival, curated by Massimo Agus, Group Shows

-2008 Arezzo (Italy), Church of S.S. Lorentino and Pergamino, curated by Rita Carioti, Woman and Mass Media, Group Shows

-2008 Florence (Italy), San Salvi Psuchiatric Hospital, series Escape, Group Shows

---------------------------------------AWARDS

-2010: first Prize in the Photo competition  promoted by the Italian-Japanese cultual association Tokaghe - Solo exhibition in Tokyo (Japan) - Spring 2011

-2010: selected at the 2nd Biennial of Young Photographers, Italian Center of Photography, Biebbiena (AR)

-2009: finalist Lucca Digital Photo Festival

---------------------------------PUBLICATIONS

-Photographers for a day, curated by Enrica Ghia, ed. Sonda, Italy

-Autonoma_mente, I built my House on a blade of grass, curated by Piero Cavagna, Italy

- Cent raison d'Etre (cover illustration)by Véronique Boureau, ed.l'Harmattan, Paris (France)

-2nd Biennal of Photographers, Bibbiena (Italy)

-Mezzocielo, n.5, September-October 2010, Palermo (Italy)

-Citerna Photography 2010, ed. Petruzzi, Citerna (Italy)

-----------------------------COLLABORATIONS

-2012: with Carlotta Grisi, Maria Chiara Zanon, Sara Passerini and Diego Pirola founded Mavì, which started as a non-profit association, with the aim to carry on activities of social utility, as responsible tourism, photo and video lab for children, Creative Writing, Theater, Musical Events...

-2011: Management Photo Archive (scan, photo editing), to Newpress Agency, Milan (Italy)

-2011: Freelance Photographer to Newpress Agency (Italy)

-2011: Photography workshop, in collaboration with Gabriele Croppi, to La Fanciullezza, curated by Togheter for Children, Milano (Italy)

-2009: Collaboration with Emma Innocenti at the work- shop “ Specchio, specchio delle mie brame” - Florence ( Italy )

-2008/2009: Photography Assistance of Matteo Brogi – Photojurnalist

-2008/2009: Photography Assistant of Gabriele Croppi (www.gabrielecroppi.com)