Mundane Matters curates veggies and fruits into impromptu food art

With growing dependence on junk food, today’s generation is facing serious health and environmental issues, and growing and eating fresh green veggies and fruits is the only way out. Fresh organic food not only plays a vital role in maintaining good health but also supports local communities and farmers.

To inspire sustainable creative living, Sydney-based graphic designer Danling Xiao aka Mundane Matters has transformed fresh veggies and fruits into impromptu food art. A creative food project, where emotional sculptures are created using natural ingredients that nurture mind and soul and calls for a creative sustainable living at the same time.

Crafting one fruit and vegetable per day into a sculpture, Xiao work has been admired by many on Instagram. Aiming to promote green lifestyle, Danling is holding exhibitions and zero-waste creative workshops, where everyone gets a chance to recreate something marvelous using fresh vegetables and fruits.

Imagining thought-provoking sculptures, each piece comes with a message. Here are some of them you will find interesting.

While Nemo and Dory are out again, we shall all know that blue tang fish (Dory) is yet to be bred in captivity, so every Dory we see in the pet shop is caught from a reef, not to mention the aquarium business is one of the most damaging activities to our ocean. /// Researchers are worried that the release of the movie will have an impact on blue tang’s population. If you know anyone who is buying a Dory, share the fact, get Dory back to her home. ?? #mundanematters #findingdory #keepdoryswimming

A photo posted by Mundane Matters (@mundane_matters) on Jun 20, 2016 at 4:18am PDT

Dream journal. Note before this dream I didn’t know barramundi (Australian native fish) only lives in the Indo-West Pacific region. In my dream Anett and I went out to the sea with a bunch of fishermen. We were in an inflated boat and a fisherman was trying to catch some fish for us. Anett being Anett, demanded to catch barramundi. The fisherman had so many selections, but Anett only wanted barramundi. I turned my head to the back of the boat. Two older fishermen, with big beard like Anett’s father, laughed and said, ‘there is no barramundi here! This is Canada!’ What an educational dream. ?? #mundanematters

A photo posted by Mundane Matters (@mundane_matters) on May 30, 2016 at 3:56am PDT

I have been following the not-for-profit @pocketcityfarms for a while and really love what they do for our city. Yesterday when I saw the post about their fundraising deadline for the farm, I thought perhaps I can help spread the words and hope friends like yourself can help them a bit. I reached out to Emma to ask her about their five-year preparation for the farm. It was five years of hard work and patience – It took them two years to find the current place. The most memorable moment for Emma was breaking the ground when their development was approved – after four years they started the land search! Since then they have been preparing the soil, raising funds, designing the space and working with the council and their collaborators to improve the space. It is till now we start to see a beautiful veggie garden that replaces the old unused greens of Camperdown Bowling Club. Moreover, the locals will be able to buy organic produce from them, and send their compost to help the farming. Till the opening in June they needs our help. If you share the same value in ethical farming and shopping local, especially if you live in Sydney inner-west, please make a pledge. You will be able get some homemade compost or yoga workshops etc as a gift for the money you donate. More info see @pocketcityfarms. #mundanematters

A photo posted by Mundane Matters (@mundane_matters) on May 18, 2016 at 3:48am PDT

When I was little, our teacher taught us how to draw a tree, similar to above. For many years till I started at design school (almost 23 years) and realised there was such thing existed as ‘creativity’, had I started to wonder if there was another way to draw a tree. It is still hard for me to change the old perspective as the lazy side of the brain dominates us so much. To be creative, is to beat that lazy side of brain, is a fight within ourselves. ⚔❤️ Join me at #plantplanet workshop. Link in bio. ☝️☝☝ #mundanematters #superlocalxmundanematters

A photo posted by Mundane Matters (@mundane_matters) on Apr 22, 2016 at 4:36am PDT

Brussels sprout = baby cabbage ??? #mundanematters #plantplanet

A photo posted by Mundane Matters (@mundane_matters) on Apr 5, 2016 at 4:20am PDT

The delight in the days of feeling a little stressed and constipated, came when I first saw the test print. No one photo I have taken has given me such pleasure – texture, sense of touch, feelings that are long gone in the digital world. Oh, and relief. I am very excited about showing the prints. I am very thankful that I have one of the country’s best art print masters to help me print these photos. In saying that, I am now confident to share these prints and hope they will bring more joy to you – not on a small screen, possibly at any size that fit your space. I am hoping to synchronise my two-week exhibition and sell the prints online. Keep an eye on my progress if you are interested. ❤️ #mundanematters

A photo posted by Mundane Matters (@mundane_matters) on Feb 19, 2016 at 3:37am PST

Surprised myself again. This time on the lime. Artwork for @woolworths_au #ausopen #ausopen2016 @australianopen #mundanematters

A photo posted by Mundane Matters (@mundane_matters) on Jan 25, 2016 at 2:53am PST

Sending out red pumping energy to you all. ❤️ /// In my 6 years of career I was made redundant once and quit my job three times. Today I am repeating what I did three years ago. Trying to develop my own product. Picking up freelance jobs here and there to survive. I told Anett many times I am living on the edge and I have to watch my wallet. It is not a comfortable feeling at all. But I can only see and feel my heart when I do things that I truly believe in. Passion is what keeps us alive. ? #mundanematters

A photo posted by Mundane Matters (@mundane_matters) on Aug 16, 2015 at 7:22pm PDT

We went a long way from the typewriter to some billion-dollar apps, yet we are still using tissue to wipe that dangling mucus from our noses (like I am now ?). Why? @fastcompany #foodart

A photo posted by Mundane Matters (@mundane_matters) on May 7, 2015 at 3:20am PDT

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