Watch Foods Deflate, Then Inflate, Then Dance Around To Music

It’s probably best if you just go ahead and watch the 3d-animated, Still Life, by artist Mike Pelletier. Then, decide for yourself if it’s soothing, disturbing, or a bit of both.

Perhaps the video will even stir up new emotions… ones that didn’t exist before watching foods flop around to a synth soundtrack. Enjoy.

[link, via Laughing Squid]

Artist Creates Cylindrical Fruits As a Satirical Reminder of Where We’re Heading With Genetic Modification

“cm-VEGE” by art student Takuma Kamata
“cm-VEGE” by art student Takuma Kamata

Although, at first appearance, these appear to be some kind of new and awesome fruit chews, they’re actually an art project to help bring awareness to the industrialization of produce.

The student art project, cm-VEGE by Takuma Kamata, paints a grim picture of where we may be headed with genetic modification. With the use of PVC pipe, acrylic paint, cardboard, wood, and other materials — Kamata reinvents fruits and vegetables in cylindrical form, imagining that they’d be easier for suppliers to ship.

They would certainly be easier to slice. See more of the project below.

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[link, via Spoon & Tamago]

Inspirational Food Art by Mundane Matters

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Here at Foodiggity, we’re all about playing with our food. Artist, Danling Xiao (@mundane_matters), feels the same way. However, Xiao plays with her food, not just for the fun of it, but to help inspire and raise awareness about food sources and sustainability.

Beginning with produce that she often finds in the “imperfect fruit” section at her local farmers market — Xiao creates adorable and thought-provoking food art, accompanied by a message and her source of inspiration for each.

See more of the daily project over at Mundane Matters on Instagram.

Kaffir lime brain from @lianerossler’s garden. ? /// A few days ago I watched Ken Jennings’ @ted talk about artificial intelligence and its impact on us. I found it inspiring so I just watched it again to write down some of his words for us. /// The things we learn or carry in our head, are what make who we are as individuals, as a species. I don’t want to live in a world where cultural literacy becomes this bubble of speciality so that no one knows the common association used to bind our civilisation together. It is a vast cultural heritage we share, without having to outsource to our devices, search engines and smart phones. /// We are at a point where we need to make the choice of what kind of future we want to be living in. We can choose a new golden age where information is universally available more than ever. On the other hand we will be living in a gloomy dystopia where machines take over and we decide what we know about is no longer important because everything is in the cloud and why would we bother learning? Something for us to think about. ?? #mundanematters

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Handmade Fruit Candles Will Deliciously Light Up The Room

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Although they look too good to burn, these Fruit Candles are brought to us by Etsy shop, LessCandles.

Handmade by the Lithuanian candlemaker, you can fool your friends with a slice of Watermelon Candle, or half a kiwi with a wick hanging out of it. Check out their whole collection here.

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[link, via Colossal]