At Loeries Creative Week on Friday, 20 November, Jano will be sharing his professional and personal life through an object that holds the key to the creative process and the construction of personal identity. The topic of his talk is called ‘My life in a bag’.
Behind the mask, first and foremost is a human who's interested in exploring the complexity of our existence, the relationship dynamics with other living organisms that co-habit this universe through historical narratives.
The first lockdown I was in London, the second or better put it, the upcoming lockdown in Lisbon.
Honestly, my work already permitted me to be social distancing, the big challenge was the travel, which I do quite a lot. But as we already know, we have been facing so many challenges of which we overcame or adapted. The only way my work changed was the restrictions to access certain places, material and movement. But I am not fully prepared yet to migrate to a virtual world.
Well said! It does not exist, at least in my case. A typical living day makes more sense for me, the work for me is intertwined with my life. All depends on the day, which starts by waking up.
I am very much engaged with all, so communication is the key to keep things going.
I am not a very social being (I was born on 24 May). Not much physical contact.
Eating, walking long distances, sleep, work and keeping away from toxicity stuff.
Unfold and GP Trace and Track App.
Read the new books that have been sitting there for a while and revisit my photography archives.
I am an artist, I deal with material, I love to stroll the city and go places collecting things. Now it's a little difficult to do that.
I am curating a group exhibition due to open soon in Lisbon, editing a new body of work for an upcoming solo exhibition, and other things in between.
Confused. I am still learning how to transition.
Trace and track. It's a little crazy in the UK, whereever you go, it's mandatory to scan the QR code.
Breathe! This is not the end. Most of all, keep pushing the frontiers of innovation.
Visit Jano’s website at JanuarioJano.com and follow him on Instagram and Facebook.
*Interviewed by Jessica Tennant.