Lebensmittelmärkte der Erde: Wok the Dog

Ziemlich krasse Fotoserie von Charlie Grosso, der sich dafür 12 Jahre lang auf Lebensmittelmärkte der ganzen Welt rumgetrieben hat. Sonderlich appetitlich wirken viele der Aufnahmen für einen Westeuropäer eher nicht. Aber was wissen schon wir Westeuropäer?

Wok the Dog began as an exploration of childhood fears. Clean, brightly lit supermarkets didn’t exist in Taipei in the early 80′s. Groceries were bought at old- fashioned markets where mothers and wives knew the best vegetable vender, the butcher with the best cuts and the couple that sold the cheapest fruits. The markets were dark, full of pungent smells; floors were slick with blood and water. The sounds of caged and dying animals filled the space. Being three feet tall, I was afraid of getting lost in the crowd, taken by the butcher, caged, and sold.

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