Dorayaki
Two chrome pancakes embracing a memory of azuki. Pressed in Tokyo in 1962, then again in a graphics card last Tuesday. The reflection on its top disc is the cafe at 3pm — slightly distorted, slightly hopeful.
- INGREDIENTS
- CHROMIUM · REFLECTED LIGHT · MEMORY OF AZUKI
- RENDER PASS
- 04 / FINAL
- ORIGIN
- JAPAN / TOKYO
- SHELF LIFE
- INDEFINITE
Daifuku
A squashed sphere holding a tiny dimple — a fingerprint left by someone who has not yet existed. Its surface mirrors the ceiling.
- INGREDIENTS
- POLISHED CHROME · IMPLIED RICE · ROOM AIR
- RENDER PASS
- 03 / FINAL
- ORIGIN
- JAPAN / HOKKAIDO
- SHELF LIFE
- INDEFINITE
Taiyaki
A small chrome fish, swimming through a still page. It does not mind being looked at.
- INGREDIENTS
- CHROMIUM · FIN · QUIET
- RENDER PASS
- 05 / FINAL
- ORIGIN
- JAPAN / OSAKA
- SHELF LIFE
- INDEFINITE
Pineapple Bun · 菠蘿包
A dome whose crosshatched crust catches the studio lights as if it had been waiting for them. Despite the name, contains zero pineapple. Always has, always will.
- INGREDIENTS
- CHROMIUM · CROSSHATCH · NO PINEAPPLE
- RENDER PASS
- 06 / FINAL
- ORIGIN
- HONG KONG / KOWLOON
- SHELF LIFE
- INDEFINITE
Dasik · 다식
This dasik was pressed in Andong in 1973, then again in Cinema 4D last Tuesday. The stamped flower has six petals; one is slightly smaller, by design.
- INGREDIENTS
- CHROMIUM · STAMP · ANCESTOR LIGHT
- RENDER PASS
- 04 / FINAL
- ORIGIN
- KOREA / ANDONG
- SHELF LIFE
- INDEFINITE
Castella
A rectangular chrome slab with chamfered edges, the platonic ideal of a sponge cake reduced to its load-bearing geometry.
- INGREDIENTS
- CHROMIUM · CHAMFER · IMPLIED EGG
- RENDER PASS
- 02 / FINAL
- ORIGIN
- JAPAN / NAGASAKI
- SHELF LIFE
- INDEFINITE