In the future, bioplastic-generated proteins and airborne vitamins may be part of a healthy and balanced breakfast, according to artist Johanna Schmeer. The Royal College of Art alum recently made short film called Bioplastic Fantastic that's like a sci-fi foodie thought experiment that explores the future of food consumption in a world where bioplastic food generators have replaced traditional agriculture. Sounds tasty to us.The film opens in a small white room filled with what looks like a mess of children's toys. Those "toys" turn out to be food generators, secreting sugars and proteins which the character enthusiastically scoops, sips, and eats throughout the rest of the film's duration. According to Schmeer's website, the seven imagined products could provide all the nutrients and energy a human needs to survive—and they're exponentially more vibrant than your average pack of Soylent.With her fantastical bioplastic creations, Schmeer says that she wants "to make design more sensual, and less technical, less industrial. The loss of the natural sensuality of traditional food is substituted by a designed, artificial sensuality."The props, inspired by an experiment which created a cell with completely synthetic DNA, are all based on similarly functioning bacteria that exist in nature. Combined with the titular bioplastic Schmeer is theorizing, these bacteria might someday be able to provide all the food and drink we need. The only thing Schmeer forgot to include is bioplastic beer and a pizza tree—we refuse to believe in a food future without pizza, even one as aesthetically pleasing as this.
Bioplastic Fantastic was played at the Show RCA exhibition for Royal College of Art graduates. To get a better taste of her work, visit her website here and her RCA profile here.Images viah/t DezeenRelated:These Tasty Infographics Make Data Viz More DigestibleCould This Digital Cooking Machine Replace Chefs?Sushi Art Makes Your Sad Desk Lunch A Little More Vibrant
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