Artwork Collection

More Than Taste

“More Than Taste” explores food experiences through lowbrow imagery to reveal that eating extends beyond flavour, and is actually a multi-sensory and psychological experience.

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Durian Ecstasy
Durian Ecstasy

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Durian Ecstasy

The pungent scent of durian is reinterpreted as an intensely euphoric experience.

Mmmaggots
Mmmaggots

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Mmmaggots

The appearance of certain foods trigger negative associations, such as the resemblance between rice and maggots. This relationship is sometimes inevitable, and eating becomes an anxiety-inducing experience.

Wild, Wild, Sub
Wild, Wild, Sub

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Wild, Wild, Sub

The various textural qualities of food are explored through a sub which gradually degrades into a monstrous mess.

My Favourite Biscuit
My Favourite Biscuit

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My Favourite Biscuit

Biscuits evoke nostalgia, a sense of longing for an unattainable past.

Arrangements
Arrangements

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Arrangements

The ritual of separating food is an obsessive and anxiety inducing act which controls the individual.

Fish Noodle Soup
Fish Noodle Soup

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Fish Noodle Soup

Fish Noodle Soup, a conventionally unappetizing dish, is reinterpreted to become delectable.

Enjoy the Herbs
Enjoy the Herbs

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Enjoy the Herbs

The calming qualities of tea are glorified.

Entice Me
Entice Me

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Entice Me

Aphrodisiac foods have the ability to be visually and psychologically seductive.

Stale Brain
Stale Brain

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Stale Brain

The addiction to junk food is a blissful nightmare you can’t get enough of.

Bitter Procession
Bitter Procession

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Bitter Procession

Fear and aversion of bittermelon is caused by the TAS2R38 gene that is responsible for detecting and amplifying bitterness.

Work by

Tiffany Chin aka. twkchin

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““More Than Taste” depicts food experiences through lowbrow imagery to reveal that eating extends beyond flavour, and is actually a multi-sensory and psychological experience.”