Egg Tart Magnets
Description: Food - Cantonese cuisine. Chinese Egg tart. 蛋撻, a pastry custard tart originating in the Guangzhou area derived from European pastries such as the Portuguese Pastel de Nata. There are two main varieties, the Hong Kong / Guangzhou such as those pictured and the Macau version which has a caramalised brown top. Egg tart dawn, tart rising on the horizon and reflected in waters.
Description: The design features a scratchy, industrial rendering of a "sucrose defect," where the topping on the Egg Tarts (蛋撻) is sourced from a forensic squeeze. Utilizing waxy fills to replicate the friction of suburban intake, this piece is built for the peripheral regular who knows that the sweetest things often have a messy origin. Boxwood and Me. Sweetness is a skin condition. Designed in Melbourne, Australia.
