专访Samantha Lee: 在盘子上说的故事

on 十一月 20, 2014 at 10:10 上午

常说「将艺术融入生活」，但如何办到又是另一回事。

2011年，她开始在Instagram上跟大家分享她为女儿做的菜式，每一道都活像艺术品般，诉说着一个个故事，也将艺术真正的融入到生活里。看着充满爱的food art，只可惊叹「舍得吃下去吗？」几年过去，至今已经拥有六十多万个粉丝的追随，更为许多品牌创作别树一帜的food art。这期，Hf为你专访这位「餐桌上的艺术家」──Samantha Lee。

Hf: HOKK fabrica | S: Samantha Lee
中：中文翻译

Hf: When did you start making food art? What was the first food art you made?
中：你是何时开始制作食物艺术品的？第一件制作的食物艺术品又是什麽？

S: I started making food art in December, 2008. I was heavily pregnant with my second daughter. It was to encourage my elder daughter who was 19 months old (back then) to eat independently. My first creation was a Hello Kitty food art.
中：我是从2008年开始的，当时我怀着第二个女儿，（这样做）是为了鼓励那时只有19个月大的大女儿学会自己一个吃东西，而我第一件创作的作品是Hello Kitty的食物艺术品。

Hf: What is the creative process for your food art? (From picturing the outcome to choosing which ingredient to use…
中：你整个创作过程是如何的？（由绘画初稿至选择材料）

S: I sketched my ideas before I make them into food. This is to stay organised and to prevent food wastage.
中：在开始制作前我会先画出我大概想要的，这能让我专注和避免浪费食物。

S: I will also try to execute with different type of ingredients. I personally feel that food art has to taste as good as it looks and it has to be practical too!
中：另外我也会尝试不同的材料，我个人觉得食物艺术品的味道要跟它的样子一样好，而且一定要实用。

S: Then, the fun part – Cooking and Creating! It takes about 1 to 1.5 hour of cooking from scratch to finish (depending on the recipe and complication of the food art). I usually shape the food while cooking and make sure everything is done at the same time.
中：跟着就是有趣的部分，就是烹煮和制作，大概需要一至一个半小时，视乎食谱与艺术品的复杂程度。在烹煮同时我会替食物塑型，以确保所有东西可以同时完成。

samantha lee, food artist, instagram, malaysia

Hf: What is your favourite food? Least favourite food?
中：你最喜欢的食物是什麽？最不喜欢的又是什麽？

S: Korean food is my favourite food but I don’t really like cold food.
中：我最喜欢韩国的食物，不太喜欢冷食。

Hf: Which food or liquid pose the biggest challenges?
中：什麽食物或是液态东西对你来说是个挑战？

S: Ice cream would be the most challenging!
中：雪糕会是最具挑战性的！

Hf: How long does it usually take to make a food art?
中：通常会花多少时间去制作食物艺术品？

S: Actually it doesn’t take that long to create these food art pieces. To create a full meal for the family from scratch would take about an hour, depending on the intricacy of the food.
中：其实真的不用花太多时间。视乎食物有多少细节位，要做一个让一家人吃的全餐大概要一个小时吧。

Hf: What would be the ultimate advice you give to those who wish to create food art?
中：你有什麽建议给那些想制作食物艺术品的人？

S: I believe that food artists should have creativity, a wholesome approach to ingredients and utilise food in a practical way with minimal wastage. For example, anyone can use fancy tools to cut food into shapes but I believe in using the natural shape of foods to create art such as using broccoli as trees as I feel that it’s a smarter way of working.
中：我认为一个食物艺术家必须充满创意，对食材的营养有认识以及善用食物制造最小的浪费。例如你会用一些特别的工具制作形状，但我相信用食物本身的形状是最好的，就像可以用西兰花当成树般用，我认为这是个聪明的做法。

Hf: Three words to describe your work?
中：用三个词来形容你的作品？

S: 1 Simplicity, 2 Stories, 3 Significant
中：简单．故事．有意义的