Singaporean designer and sculptor Qixuan Lim isn’t your average artist. Sure, they create beautiful and intricate sculptures, but Lim’s specialty is shrinking food down to miniature size – and then giving it a creepy-cute makeover.
Lim’s work is an intriguing mix of unsettling and adorable. Take, for instance, a tiny watermelon transformed into a fanged monster, or a cluster of grapes that seem to be morphing into eyeballs. The level of detail in these sculptures is incredible, from the delicate veins in a mushroom transformed into a creepy crawly to the realistic texture of a kiwi fruit given a toothy grin.
Lim’s work is inspired by a love of fantasy stories and a yearning for natural and make-believe worlds. By transforming everyday food into miniature monsters, Lim creates a sense of wonder – and maybe just a touch of unease – that’s sure to leave a lasting impression.
In my sculptural works, I create tension between two worlds – the real and the imagined. My aesthetic sensibilities have been shaped by my love for fantasy stories, old curiosities, time-travel, and my yearning for worlds natural and made-believe.
Qixuan Lim
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