Little People in Landscapes and Structures Made of Food

Ever looked at that chocolate eclaire in front of you and wished it was ten times bigger? Amble on into Minimiam’s (“mini-yummy”) world and see exactly what it would look like if food really was larger than life. The idea is the brainchild of husband-and-wife team Akiko Ida and Pierre Javelle.

It all started from Ida’s childhood when she used to take pictures of food, collect them in a journal and draw scenes around them. Together with Javelle, the duo came up with the idea of producing a series of work where food provided the landscape that hobby-shop miniature figures climbed, stumbled, figure-skated and rode bicycles on. By using macro lenses to capture just the right miniscule angle, the pair brings a magical effect to food photography that has been exhibited across France and the U.S.

For more pictures of food as landscapes, try Carl Warner’s Sensational Foodscapes