Photograph:
I have worked in kitchens for almost the entirety of my working life. I say if you can work in a kitchen you can work anywhere. Working with food and handling customers is the most challenging yet rewarding thing I have ever done.
The conceptuality behind this photograph is that of a kitchen on a busy night. You wouldn’t know this was shot on my living room coffee table. I wanted to make it seem like the Chef behind this just cut up some crostini on the baking table but is also making squid ink pasta and house made chai at the same time so the chef left it to attend to other orders.
It’s chaotic but it’s in slow motion. This captures a moment of calm even though behind the scenes there’s food, spatulas, dishes and yelling, and exhaustion flying around the kitchen.
Also did someone just serve undercooked beef?
I enjoyed this assignment, thank you.