An art exhibition that looks at food as a marker of identity, social class


A screenshot of Hoo's video work 'Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea All Fish Banquet' which reimagines Chinese dish naming convention and plating aesthetic through 3D animation. Photo: Hoo Fan Chon

Something fishy is brewing at The Back Room KL space at the Zhongshan building in the capital. Swing by to feast your eyes on an art piece of different fish species presented on plates, overlooking a banquet dining room installation that restages the mise en place of a Chinese restaurant banquet service with a self-rotating Lazy Susan.

If you like your fish served animated, there is a video of fish dishes being introduced one by one, in the Eight Immortals Crossing The Sea All Fish Banquet. It reimagines Chinese dish naming convention and plating aesthetic through 3D animation.

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