
Cologne 09: here are photos of the Global Street Food exhibition curated by Mike Meiré for Dornbracht in Cologne last month, which features in the film we published a few days ago. Top image: Grill, Kampala, Uganda

Above: Floating market, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The exhibition features street food stalls from around the world.

Above: Close up Floating market, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. See our earlier story for more info on the exhibition.

Above: Cotton candy stand, Buenos Aires, Argentina. All photos are copyright Dornbracht by Hartmut Nägele, unless otherwise stated.

Above: Market stand, Hong Kong, China

Above: Market stand, Hong Kong, China

Above: Lollipop stand, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Above: Cheese and Sausage stand, Buenos Aires

Above: Coffee Waggon, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Above: Coffee Waggon, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Above: Fruitsalad stand, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Photo: Tim Giesen

Above: Chopping block, Hong Kong, China

Above: Fruit and vegetable stand, Rundu, Namibia

Above: Terracotta chicken grill, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Above: Terracotta chicken grill, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Photo: Tim Giesen

Above: view of exhibition

Above: Tea kitchen, Kharthum, Sudan. Photo: Tim Giesen

Above: exhibition view

Above: exhibition view

Above: exhibition view


Above: Vernissage 19 January 2009. Photo: Tim Giesen

Beautiful exhibition, congratulations !
looks like an isa genzken exhibition
Life can be so beautiful!
Thank you for showing me this.
The round container in Namibia stand is made in China, and the red characters mean double happiness, which are often used as decorations on weddings.
I dont wish to sound negative because the objects are inventive,The people who use these always are,but they are born out of necessity to make aliving,because they are poor, not an art form. It is important to look to other cultures .
The objects look abit dead and lost and out of context in that space. ,where are the people who are connected to these resourceful objects , the people who use them, make them, and make a living from them , why are they not considered to be as important. markets are social spaces.
These could have being placed in the street and used instead of a museum
context.
Love the images and the set-up… By ‘dislocating’ the elements from their usual context the simple, inventive, utilitarian beauty is revealed. As someone who has lived, and used such various, usually temporary, food stands, this submission provided a nice reminder. The olfactory ambience of the exhibition space must be interesting..!?
Tom
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come on man….
we all travel, we all get around… we can all appreciate these objects… why the negative comment? It’ was all looking so sweet until you stepped in…no need… no need…