I was at Old Airport Road Food Centre looking for inspiration and walked past this stall in the morning while it was setting up. I saw the beautiful pile of food getting staged for the day, the baskets with their detail and precision and the challenge they’d present, but the experienced look on the uncle running his shop grabbed me the most and I wanted to return later when the crowds arrived. My first time eating otah and I’m sorry I had missed it all these years.

Linocut print, 38x28.5cm (15”x11.2”) (image), 52x43cm (20.5”x16.9”) (paper)

Awagami Bamboo Select paper, 170gsm, 70% bamboo, 30% recycled paper

Signed and numbered, edition of 200, sold unframed