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San Diego International Airport - Terminal 2 East
November 26th, 2004 - January 14th, 2005

San Diego Repertory Theatre - At the Lyceum, Horton Plaza
November 23rd, 2004 - December 27th, 2004

During the early medieval period, edible sugar sculptures, typically sugar models of buildings, trees and animals, were created by artists for elaborate feasts in Egypt, Istanbul, and in Europe. Many of these table sculptures created a drama honoring the host or event being celebrated, and were often presented as conversation pieces. Gingerbread houses are an American tradition which started in Germany when the Grimm Brothers wrote the story of Hansel and Gretel. One could view these edible houses as contemporary sugar sculptures.

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