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Edible Art: Intricate sugar sculptures by Kristiane Kegelmann are too beautiful to eat

It's hard to imagine anyone tucking into these incredible edible sculptures by Berlin-based food designer Kristiane Kegelmann, but that's exactly what you can do. Without doubt her sugary creations sit firmly in the field of art, but she also aims to perfect the taste of each one using textures and flavours to deliver delicious patisserie treats.

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Person wearing a sweatshirt with a landscape print alongside edible sugar sculptures of pink blossom trees and landscape scenes by Kristiane Kegelmann

Speaking of her unique work, Kristiane said: "As a food designer I am interpreting the patisserie in a completely new and unrestrained format. With my sculptures and performative installations I want to question the rigid ties of the patisserie and then incorporate such discoveries into an artistic context. Do edible pieces always have to be consumed the same way? Do these persistently have to have an equal, unmistakeable outward appearance?

"Nowadays the aesthetics and the ambience are strongly focused on the sense of taste. Inspired by specific Sujets, I evolve individual creations into edible installations, drawing on traditional and new flavour compositions with natural and aromatic ingredients. I aim to enliven the composed experience from the endless sensory and visual combinations. My installation concept and execution involves a synergy of colours, shapes, fancy textures and exceptional flavour constitutions."

Kristiane will be exhibiting during Berlin Art Week this month at Kurt-Kurt gallery in Berlin. To find out more about her work, visit www.kristianekegelmann.com.

Via direct submission | All images courtesy of the artist

Stacked colourful geometric shapes including blue, red and green semicircles with patterned fabric bands, held in hands wearing a multicoloured floral garment
Woman in a floral shirt holding a towering stack of colourful edible sculptural forms made from sugar and pastry
A hand balances a stacked sculpture of colourful geometric shapes and patterned segments, an edible art creation by Kristiane Kegelmann
Abstract geometric paper sculpture with purple floral-patterned head wearing yellow and navy argyle hat and matching bow tie
Stacked edible sculpture with a red base, patterned geometric and floral sections, and vegetables balanced on top by Kristiane Kegelmann
Person wearing striped shirt holding a red sugar sculpture flower beneath a tall conical striped sugar tower that obscures their head
Person wearing striped shirt holds a towering edible sculpture with alternating black, white and gold stripes topped with a red sugar flower
Person holding a tiered cake decorated with landscape paintings and topped with pink crystallised flowers
Stacked striped paper boxes in pink, red and green with a blue flower detail arranged in a vertical composition against white background
White and blue sugar flower sculpture by Kristiane Kegelmann displayed on striped pink and green gift boxes
Hands holding a blue and white patterned fabric around a dark blue spherical sugar sculpture decorated with figures and circular motifs
Person holding stacked navy fabric vessels with white leaf and circle patterns above their head
Person wearing a black patterned top with a large navy blue sculptural hat balanced on their head against a white wall
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