{"id":769,"date":"2019-12-09T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-09T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/calotaip.com\/?p=769"},"modified":"2020-04-11T11:47:20","modified_gmt":"2020-04-11T09:47:20","slug":"photozine-iran-janko-bosch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.calotaip.com\/index.php\/en\/2019\/12\/09\/photozine-iran-janko-bosch\/","title":{"rendered":"Beside Janko Bosch on the paths of Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Photozine by Janko Bosch
Interview by Maria Serena Bongiovanni
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\u00a9<\/em> Janko Bosch, A lizard walked beside me in the desert, 2019<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

How do we imagine the aspect of the daily life in Iran? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Iran has fascinating landscape and a particular and interesting story. With his latest photogra project A lizard walked beside me in the desert<\/a><\/strong>, the Dutch photographer Janko Bosch offers us the opportunity to discover Iran through wonderful images full of details, objects, elements that make us reflect on Irian environment and the presence of the regime. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘A lizard walked beside me in the desert<\/em>\u2019 by Dutch photographer Janko Bosch offers a fascinating insight into the sealed-off country Iran. When Janko Bosch visited Iran, the country was suffering under strict economic sanctions and was branded as part of the Axis of evil by arch-enemy USA. Therefore this project shows everyday urban scenes and surfaces but is just as much about the ever inescapable presence of the regime just below the visible surface of Iran. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The author<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Janko Bosch (1976) is a photographer and designer from The Netherlands. He said he started drawing as a kid, photographing as a teenager and never stopped. He graduated from the Academy of arts in 2000. Other books and publications on his portfolio are: Today I found a dead bird, Daido’s backyard, Unobtrusive pictures, Kyzylkum – a desert through a window.

We reached out to speak to him about about his latest zine, his process and his passion for photography.<\/p>\n\n\n\n



The project<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\u00a9<\/em> Janko Bosch, A lizard walked beside me in the desert, 2019<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

What is your book about?<\/strong><\/em>
My latest photo zine \u2018A lizard walked beside me in the desert\u2019 contains pictures taken during my trip to Iran this year (2019). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who is your book aimed at?<\/strong><\/em>
Frankly, I don\u2019t have a particular group of people in my mind for the book.
As I publish my zines in a small editions, I don\u2019t need to think too hard on who the books and zines are for. Photography lovers interested in the kind of work I produce follow my work and buy the zines and books. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘A lizard walked beside me in the desert’ is your fifth publication, which is your relation with the book and the publishing?<\/em><\/strong>
I\u2019ve published zines and books all my life, when I was a teenager I published comics. Then, when I completely switched to photography I continued to make zines and books. For me there\u2019s no separation between photography and publishing.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Could you tell us more about the title?<\/strong><\/em>
First of all, I have to say I prefer to add text to my zines. Often poetic texts since I feel it\u2019s most fitted to the pictures I make. I found this poem<\/a> by Mohammad Bagher Kolahi Ahari<\/strong> online and I thought the poem matched my feelings about the zine.
Hence, I added the poem and used the name as a title for the zine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking at your work,<\/em> which are the questions behind your books?<\/em><\/strong>
Basically what I do is street photography but rather than photographing people in the street I focus on the street itself. In my opinion in every picture you can feel the presence of humanity<\/strong>. Moreover, I feel you can\u2019t force your own questions in street photography. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Naturally it\u2019s me who decides on what to point the camera at and when I click the shutter but it\u2019s the streets that feed me with questions. Only in the editing process it is me who selects what an interesting image is based on the body of work provided by the streets. The questions you end up with are as diverse as life itself. In that regard all the pictures I make are an ode to life<\/strong> itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Which is the connection between culture and landscape?<\/strong><\/em>
That\u2019s a difficult question. It\u2019s a rather wide topic. When it comes to photography I see quite a large gap between landscape photography and urban\/street photography.
Since humanity has such a profound impact on this planet you simply cannot miss the presence of mankind.<\/strong> Taking landscape photographs as if the landscape is untouched by mankind is uninteresting to me. You can\u2019t deny our presence. The only option is to include humanity in the landscape picture. I\u2019m always drawn towards cities more than nature. For me photographing cities means photographing landscapes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I am so curious: why did you choose to visit Iran?<\/strong><\/em>
First, I have a fascination for Central Asia. The Persian Empire is very much connected to this history so it made sense to visit Iran as well. Besides it\u2019s rich history it has a very interesting modern history as well. Instead of being scared away of the regime by the view we get from the media and our governments it made me want to go and see what it was like. As good as I could as being an outsider naturally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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