Hannefa Adams @muslimahanie on Instagram, talks about the inspiratiobehind her award winning food arts. She says "over the past few weeks a lot of people tagged me in the #TechMeetsArtNG competition. So I created the first three pieces to submit. It was actually pretty racking, I loved what I made and I just wanted them to speak to the viewer as well.
The first was inspired by the true African beauty, what's cooking is ogbono soup. Using all ingredients of thi South East Nigerian delicacy, this potrait expresses and celebrates the beauty of an African woman and their uniqueness as a vibrant and colourful spirit. She is a beautiful strong womn that wears her deep sense of heritage with pride.
The second art work inspired by Fela, to celebrate uniqueness and creativity. Qualities that reflect through my art. It celebrates a pioneer and a Nigerian Icon.
The third art work was inspired by our rich Nigerian culture whi features and celebrates indigenous music and dance, the hibiscus plant(zobo) is used in three ways, as a part in its droplet liquid form(like this Coke art) and the dried purple zobo leaf on its own.
The Jollof art was inspired by John Boyega's tweets about fried plantain and Jollof. Since it was a star wars day, I decided to make something. I almost gave up actually. Spent a whole day making it and just planning just the day before.
It was really worth it as he prayed for me(on Twitter) about my kitchen overflowing with jollof and reposted it on his Instagram as well! I'd love to frame it for him though. He is the first person of colour to play a storm trooper in the Star Wars franchise. This art work celebrates him, everybody loves Jollof.
What I learnt while making these is that, although I have been making mixed media art involving food, plants and other solid items, I never fully explored Nigerian dishes for my food art. The possibilities I discovered now are amazing! looking forward to exploring more of the food medium".
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