SOLSTICE CARNIVAL (2013)a
Solstice Carnival, ink on paper, 2013
Solstice Carnival, detail, ink on paper, 2013
Solstice Carnival, detail, ink on paper, 2013
TALES OF CONSUMPTION (2006–2012)
A cycle of sleek, intensely coloured vector works reflecting on food consumption in its wider cultural context. The series moves between folklore, ritual and contemporary anxieties surrounding food production and eating habits.
The works range from a set of postcard-like compositions inspired by the blunt decorative language of early twentieth-century food shops to stylised portraits of food makers and culinary traditions from Poland, Finland and Japan.
Birth Of Beer (After Kalevala), digital artwork, 2012
Corneaters, digital, 2010
Corneaters Pestcard, digital, 2010
Corneaters Pestcard, digital, 2010
Nattō, digital artwork, 2010
Kani, digital artwork, 2012
Nattō—fermented soybeans—and kani miso—a delicacy made from the innards of the king crab—remain acquired tastes even in their native Japan. While health websites occasionally sing the praises of nattō, its aroma and texture keep it on the fringes abroad.
King crab meat (kani miso), on the other hand, is more universally embraced. In Japanese markets and restaurants, giant crabs with bound claws wait to be prepared for local and tourist palates alike. Yet kani miso rarely features on the tourist menu. This rich, paste-like dish made from the crab’s brain and organs has a look that defies Western expectations. For foreign diners, eating nattō or kani miso together with Japanese hosts often becomes a small ritual of cultural crossing, where unfamiliar flavours momentarily erase the sense of strangeness.
King crab meat (kani miso), on the other hand, is more universally embraced. In Japanese markets and restaurants, giant crabs with bound claws wait to be prepared for local and tourist palates alike. Yet kani miso rarely features on the tourist menu. This rich, paste-like dish made from the crab’s brain and organs has a look that defies Western expectations. For foreign diners, eating nattō or kani miso together with Japanese hosts often becomes a small ritual of cultural crossing, where unfamiliar flavours momentarily erase the sense of strangeness.
Apium Regis, digital, 2010
At Night In Mountains (Boy), digital artwork, 2011
At Night In Mountains (Butter), digital artwork, 2011
At Night In Mountains (Girl), digital artwork, 2011
At Night In Mountains, digital artwork, 2011