Unidentified Food Objects
BOOK | EXHIBITION
Unidentified Food Objects imagines past, present, and future foodways on and off Earth. It pushes the boundaries of space food to inspire a new field of interplanetary gastronomy that questions both what is possible and what is desirable.
The series features speculative objects and recipes. The book and limited edition prints were printed using risography by ppppress at MIT.
Solar Cooking
Sourdough Rocket
Gravity Proof
Champagne, Elderflower, and Violet Space Jelly
Recipe contributed by Bompas & Parr
Recipe contributed by Bompas & Parr
Astronaut Hot Sauce
Martian Ceramics
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Space Food Helmet
Space Food Helmet
Exhibition view at Science, Technology, and Society, Taiwan Contemporary Culture Lab, curated by Caitlin Lai, Taipei, Taiwan.
COLLABORATORS
Illustrations: Yilan Gao
Prints: Jesus Ocampo & Felix Li, ppppress
Supported by: MIT Space Exploration Initiative
Special thanks:
Jesus Ocampo