Pots & Planets: Photos of Well-Used Frying Pans

Anjali Prasertong
Anjali Prasertong
Anjali Prasertong is a writer and public health dietitian focused on food systems, racial equity, and nutrition. Originally from Los Angeles, she has taught English in rural Japan, worked as a private chef in Malibu, and led an innovative city-funded corner store program in New…read more
published Jul 13, 2011
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We recently praised battered baking sheets for their utility and history in the kitchen, but photographer Christopher Jonassen takes it one step further, exploring the physical beauty to be found in the dings, scratches and scrapes of well-used frying pans.

GOOD Magazine interviewed the Norwegian-born photographer, who says he became interested in taking photos of cooking utensils while living in a shared house with a bunch of friends and a lot of banged-up kitchen tools: “It fascinated me to see how everyday life was wearing out the metal of the frying pans, one tiny scratch at a time.”

It’s no accident that the pans themselves resemble planets or other celestial objects; Jonassen says he is also looking to make the link between the small marks we create every day that add up to larger consequences over time.

Read the interview: Christopher Jonassen’s Celestial Frying Pans at GOOD
See more photos: Devour at Christopher Jonassen’s site

Do you see beauty in the well-used objects in your kitchen?

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