Pun and Performance
(Marijan Grakalić, for the exhibition catalogue 2013.)
Janko Belaj’s photographs are easy to recognise by the reduction, which removes everything unnecessary from them, leaving the scene unequivocal, seemingly clear and clean. But, is that really so? In his exhibition “Meals and Drinks. Before.” the author leads us to an obvious confusion. Not because of giving up or changing the photographic expression, but because he explores whimsically the gastrosophic reality.… Read more
Why “Before”?
(Janko Belaj, for the first publication)
I photograph food, in different variations and aspects, almost every day. But, those food photo sessions are usually dictated by someone else. The client, art director, the publication itself…
And I, on the other hand, like to play. I love black and white photography because it has the power to emphasize texture. I love the large format film, because it yields loads of detail.… Read more