MARTIN PARR - Real food

MARTIN PARR
Real Food

Published by Phaidon, 2016
Book size 15.9 x 2.5 x 21.6 cm
Pages 208 pages
Hardcover

In this book Real Food , the Englishman Martin Parr documents this principle: We are what we eat.

In a fun way, unique to the photographer, Real Food brings together images taken by Martin Parr throughout his career around the world. Taking close-up shots, in raw colors, the images confront us with our daily diet, making them almost grotesque in their reality.

One can understand the fascination of Martin Parr for food since he has been raised in England, little known for his culinary tradition, he must have been fascinated by the diversity of dishes encountered during his travels. Through his images, he highlights the social role played by food in all cultures. We prepare festive menus, surprises for the children, the tables are set for the eyes and for the taste.

In his book Real Food (in French Des Goûts), the Englishman Martin Parr documents this principle: "we are what we eat".

In a playful way, typical of the photographer, Real Food brings together images taken by Martin Parr throughout his career around the world. Shot in close-up, in raw colors, the images confront us with our daily diet, making them almost grotesque in their reality.

Martin Parr's fascination with food is all the more understandable given that, having been raised in England, not known for its culinary tradition, he must have been fascinated by the diversity of dishes he encountered during his travels, both in taste and in sight. Presentations of plastic dishes in restaurants in Japan, bright colours of cakes from many countries, strangeness of certain ingredients, nothing escapes his eye.

Through his images, he highlights the social role played by food in all cultures. We gather around dishes, prepare festive menus, surprises for children, tables are set for the eyes and for taste.