“精神小食”自動販賣機

Instead of crisps， this vending machine dispenses something much better for your health—“snacks” based on your emotional needs.

An installation artwork in Sydneys CBD by artists Elizabeth Commandeur and Mark Starmach， Intangible Goods is a special vending machine thats filled with “conveniently packaged consumables for the mind”.

Yep， no chips or chocolate bars—you can find them in that other vending machine over there—instead you can pick some mind food. Each little packet is A$2 and has been designed by the artists alongside mental health professionals to contain products for specific emotional needs.

There are little bars and packets themed around connection， spontaneity， friendship， bravery， reassurance， imagination， structure and purpose among other important things we really need sometimes. And while a “friendship” bar wont magically give you a friend， perhaps youll find some tips to make a new one yourself.

What you will find inside are things like maps， notes， pencils and written prompts to help you level up on that emotional health of yours—you might even find a little origami star in there.

“We live in a society where， for most of us， our physical needs are largely met， but often our emotional and psychological lives go unfed，” said Starmach in a press statement.

“In this fun， interactive artwork， we hope people find an unexpected way to talk about the things we all need more of in our minds， and increase their awareness of an important cause，” added Commandeur.

By designing the packs with mental health professionals Barbara LeBas， Tim Sharp， and Charlotte Stapf， the artists are aiming to remove the stigma attached to mental health， and all proceeds will go to Australian organisations in the field.

“Art has the capacity to impact our community，” said Sydneys Lord Mayor Clover Moore in a press statement. “I hope this project encourages more people to think about mental health and to step up and help those in need.”

這臺自動售賣機賣的可不是薯片，而是一些對你的健康大有裨益的東西——根據你的情感需要發放“精神小食”。

藝術家伊麗莎白·科芒德爾和馬克·斯塔馬克在悉尼的中央商務區放置了一個藝術品——一個特別的自動販賣機，名為“無形商品”，里面全是“為心靈準備的簡便包裝消費品”。

是的，沒有薯片、巧克力棒等常見零食——你可以在旁邊那臺自動販賣機買到這些——但你可以挑選一些精神食物。每小包“精神小食”售價2澳元（約合10元人民幣），是由藝術家和心理健康專家共同設計的，包含針對特定的情感需要的產品。

這些小包裝產品的主題有“連通”“自發”“友誼”“勇敢”“安慰”“想象”“結構”和“目的”等我們有時真的很需要的東西。盡管“友情”小食包不能神奇地送給你一個朋友，但也許你能從中找到結交新朋友的一些建議。

你在小食包里發現的東西可能是地圖、便條、鉛筆和書面提示，這些東西會幫助你提升情感健康水平——你甚至可能會發現里面有一個手工折紙小星星。

斯塔馬克在一份新聞聲明中說：“在我們所居住的社會中，大多數人的物質需求在很大程度上得到了滿足，但我們的情感和心理需求卻往往沒有得到滿足。”

科芒德爾補充說：“通過這種有趣的互動藝術品，我們希望人們能找到一種意想不到的方式來談論我們內心都更需要的一些東西，增強人們對一項重要事業（心理健康）的意識。”

藝術家們同心理健康專家芭芭拉·勒巴、蒂姆·夏普和夏洛特·施塔普夫一起設計這些小食包，目的是為了消除人們在心理健康方面的一些問題。所取得的收益將捐給該領域的澳大利亞組織。

悉尼市市長克羅芙·摩爾在一份新聞聲明中說：“藝術能影響我們的社區。我希望這個項目能鼓勵更多人關注心理健康，并主動幫助那些有需要的人。”

Word Study

emotional /?'m????nl/ adj. 感情的；情感的

Mothers are often the ones who provide emotional support for the family.

consumable /k?n'sju?m?bl/ n. 消費品；消耗品

mental /'mentl/ adj. 精神健康的

The centre provides help for people suffering from mental illness.

prompt /pr?mpt/ n. 提示

awareness /?'we?n?s/ n. 認識；意識

Health officials have tried to raise awareness about AIDS.

impact /?m'p?kt/ v. （對某事物）有影響，有作用

Her fathers death impacted greatly on her childhood years.