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A two-year archive of sweet diet that reflects upon the long history of colonial sugar production in Taiwan.

I’ve been fascinated by the history of Dutch sugar plantations in colonial Taiwan and the decadent representation of sweets in Dutch still life paintings. Photogrammetry (measuring depth using photographs) enabled me to archive the allure and illusion of these fantasies, and reflect on the global history of sugar alongside my own personal history and habits.