Surreal Food Photography

The Foodist Manifesto Series Features a Mad-Scientist Twist

The Foodist Manifesto photo series takes food photography to a whole new surreal level. The photographer behind the light-hearted photoshoot reveals, "I wanted to create a set of images that’s pitched somewhere between a test kitchen and a science lab. With a bit of a mad-scientist twist.” Well, he certainly succeeded in doing that.

A collaborative effort between Martí Guixé, Alexis Georgacopoulos, Peter Marigold and photographer Daniel Stier, who locked themselves up inside the Museo d’Arte Moderna e Contemporaranea di Trento e Rovereto (MART), The Foodist Manifesto photo series is comprised of everything from dissected chocolate skulls to a loaf of bread with a mind of its own and a sliced paper apple. It's certainly a crazy kitchen.

Surreal Food Photography
Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore unconventional food presentation techniques in restaurants to create unique dining experiences.
Mad-scientist Food Concepts
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Artistic Culinary Experiments
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3.9 out of 10
GENDER
50% Men50% Women
MARKETTop markets: North America, Europe
GENERATION
  • Gen Z
  • Gen Alpha
  • Millennial (primary audience)
  • Gen X (primary audience)
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Popularity 68%
Activity 42%
Freshness 8%

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