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Collected Item: “Finding Creativity in the Unexpected: Bread Art”

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Finding Creativity in the Unexpected: Bread Art

What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?

This object is an article I found through another Covid-19 collection.

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

There have been many ways people have chosen to let their creative energy loose during the pandemic. The story that I have uploaded is about a woman, named Manami Sasaki, who found her niche during Covid-19 to be turning bread into works of art. Sasaki designs bread with replicas of art as well as traditional Japanese imagery. Sasaki says that this practice keeps her calm and in good mental spirits. I chose to place this object in my mini archive because I feel as though this source attempts to fill an archival silence as well as amplify the voices of marginalized groups. This is an incredibly niche practice that amplifies Japanese culture

Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?

#HST241, #CovidMiniCollection, #Suffolk, #CreativityDuringCovid, #Japan, #FoodArt

Enter a URL associated with this object, if relevant.

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2020/05/31/lifestyle/zen-bread-coronavirus/

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Rebecca Saunders

Give this story a date.

2020-05-31
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