PortrATE

Edible food portraits all shot in one day in a pub.
Eat up the work. A feast for the eyes.

PortrATE event

In September 2010, to coincide with his exhibition Retroperspective, Olimax staged a gastrocentric one day mass portraiture event at The Victoria, Mornington Crescent, London. Each participant was asked to bring a food related prop with which to be photographed. The outcome was about 80 portraits, all created on that single day

PortrATE show

In September 2010, to coincide with his retrospective exhibition Retroperspective, Olimax staged a one day mass portraiture event, PortrATE, on the theme of food and gastronomy. The outcome was 70 digital artworks, all created on that single day, that illustrate his book, portrATE, Cooking with People; A Recipe for Photography

PortrATE gallery

A selection of images from Olimax' gastrocentric mass portraiture event PortrATE in May 2011. Each participant was asked to bring a food related prop with which to be photographed with. All the photographs here were taken over the course of that day.

PortrATE book

PortrATE - Cooking with People A Recipe for Photography A delectable visual feast of food orientated portraits, flavoured with a side serving of eclectic recipes, anomalous cocktails, quirky cooking tips, debunked kitchen myths and a lot of spurious gourmand hyperbole. This book is a work of fiction. Recipes, ingredients, food, and cooking times are either … Continue reading PortrATE book