PESERTA
CADANGAN
As Malaysians, we are blessed with a wide varieties of food from a diverse ethnic community. Our food reflects our cultural heritage and roots. There are so many interesting stories behind each food in a melting pot of races and culture in Malaysia. However, many of us especially the younger generation do not know about the stories of our food culture. Therefore, food stories and origin of Malaysian food are translated into these interesting, memorable and unique gifts and souvenirs in form of Malaysian food with their respective food stories narrated, bringing our Malaysian culture alive. Various food fillings (your favourite flavour) can be packed into the bamboo leaves and banana leaves pouches designed too.
On the exhibition site, there is a food stall time capsule installed that unlocks stories our food culture through interesting gifts designed. Colours are extracted from natural colouring and eco-friendly plant extracts in Malaysia. “The Food That Makes Us’’- A gigantic face of Malaysia is formed from fragrant handcrafted kuih soaps with local scents, a fusion of culture that makes us uniquely Malaysians. An array of Malaysian scents is captured through the ingredients of Malaysian food. Each layer is painted and made from natural eco-friendly colour pigments from bunga raya, turmeric, blue butterfly pea flowers, lemon, pandan, bunga kantan, bougainvillea, pineapples, oranges, jojoba oil, palm oil, 85% olive oil that has their respective nutritional value. A colourful array of functional souvenirs in form of Malaysian food such as handcrafted purses, pouches, bags and soaps designed with a pinch of Malaysian flavour are lined up on the food stall. Each piece of Malaysia serves as an interesting story telling medium of Malaysian culture.
Audience can touch, smell and feel the texture and bungkus them while discovering the hidden stories behind our Malaysian food culture. Tourists can’t take back our Malaysian food but they can bring back these memorable and interesting pieces of Malaysia and share it to their families and friends of our stories of Malaysian culture.
From documenting our food culture, stories behind, ingredients and cultural significance of Malaysian cuisine thus translating them into a modern context, each piece of Malaysia is thoughtfully designed from scratch. Dive into a sensorial journey of Malaysian scents, food stories and time capsule of Malaysian culture.
CADANGAN KARYA
KARYA AKHIR
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