Kenneth Lam’s Photography Carries Generations

The Hong Kong-born, London-based artist asks us to consider what is left unsaid through food, and the traditions passed down on the dining table.

Italian futurists in the early 20th century were the first to believe that food was the ultimate artistic medium. You saw food, smelled it, heard its preparation, touched it with your utensils—and then you tasted it. They made deep fried roses and milk drinks illuminated by green lights because to them, the kitchen required as much craft as the studio. …