Emilie Baltz (French-American, born 1978), UNICORN EXISTS (New York, New York, USA, founded 2015); Animation design by Kamil Nawratil (Polish, born 1985); Sound design by Antfood (Brazilian-American, founded 2008); Commissioned by Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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0701, FlavorFactory, 2018

FlavorFactory is an installation occupying the corner of the gallery. Cut-outs in the white walls are shaped like oversized candy, ice cream, and machine parts. Inside each shape is an animation, which changes when visitors adjust the factory control beneath the animation. Created by food artist and designer Emilie Baltz for this exhibition, FlavorFactory plays with our perceptions of sweetness and disgust.

Emilie Baltz (French-American, born 1978), UNICORN EXISTS (New York, New York, USA, founded 2015); Animation design by Kamil Nawratil (Polish, born 1985); Sound design by Antfood (Brazilian-American, founded 2008); Commissioned by Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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