The Insatiable
The Insatiable considers the phenomenon of Mukbang, a form of live broadcast immensely popular in East Asia, in which a host eats large amounts of food while interacting with their audience online. After being part of the sad world history of famine and deficiency, living with abundance is not enough retaliation. The determined Mukbangers of East Asia are now penetrating the capitalist mirage by exhausting all surpluses. The “book object” includes a silk bib and a printed text wrap in celebration of this virtual culinary culture.A collaboration between artist Taehee Whang and Future Host. Published by Random Man, New York, 2020.
A Chinese version of the text appears in T China: The New York Times Style Magazine.