Design
Sugar-Based Graffiti That Confronts the Legacy of Slavery
These cake-frosting murals may look sweet, but their message is bitter. Also, beware of wasps!
Let's get the obvious question about this sugar-based graffiti out of the way: Has anybody ever tried to eat it?
Yup. "In Brazil, I've seen people break pieces off and taste it," e-mails artist Shelley Miller from her Montreal base. Her fellow Canadians have proved less tempted to lick the artworks, but often ask her if it's tasty. "They're very visceral and emit a strong, sweet smell," she says. (The murals, not the Canadians.)