An artist has revealed how she’s recycling unsold bread and turning it in to lamps – that never go mouldy.
When Yukiko Morita started working part-time at a bakery, she quickly noticed how much bread would often be thrown away at the end of the day.
Unhappy with the amount, the 38-year-old decided to make use of the stale food and took it home for herself, before having a lightbulb moment of creativity.
Now, she turns unsold loafs into working lamps – and claims they never go mouldy.
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“The bread is covered with the special anti-mould coating that I have developed over nearly 10 years,” Yukiko, an artist, told What’sTheJam.com.
“So, you don’t have to worry about them going bad.
“[At first], I would eat it myself and decorate my room with it like flowers or give it to friends.
“This modest attempt at daily resistance had been changed when I saw that a piece of bread was illuminated by light [through the] inside of the bread that I had hollowed out.
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“For a brief, inexpressible moment, it was shining beautifully in the darkened room.
“This was the foundation for my work, and the point at which, as a creative, I knew what I wanted to do.”
Yukiko, from Kobe, Japan, now purchases unsold loaves from local bakeries and turns them into lamps, which she sells for up to £250.
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She said: “At first, I purchase bread from the local bakery.
“Then, I scrape them out the inside of it and dry them perfectly.
“After that, I apply anti-mould treatment and set up the LED lights at last.”
After up to three weeks, the process is complete.
Yukiko also shares her art to his Instagram, (@pampshade_by_yukikomorita), which has over 26,500 followers.
In a recent post, she shared a clip of four baguettes which he had turned into lamps.
She tunes the lights to the sound of ‘Music for a Sushi Restaurant’ by Harry Styles, as the lamps flicker to the music.
The clip has so far gathered over 32,000 views, as well as comments from amazed users.
One person said: “I’ve just bought one and I’ve never been more excited. Bread is life.”
Dee commented: “Love this.”
Someone else wrote: “I want.”
Caleb added: “I love this so much.”
“OMG NEED,” said another fan.
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