Everyone thinks they have a way with eggs, but not everyone is 20-year-old Michele Baldini.
Baldini is the Mexican-based visionary behind , an Instagram account that offers “a life-changing eggsperience.”
Once you’ve seen Donald Trump reimagined as a fried egg, you’ll understand what he means.
Baldini began egg-sperimenting about three years ago, when he came across a yin yang symbol made with eggs on Youtube.
“I decided I would give it a shot,” he tells SBS Food.
“To my surprise, it came out quite well! After that I kept getting ideas out of things I thought would look cool on a pan.”
The Eggs-hibit provides a creative outlet, and a welcome reprieve from a gruelling medicine degree, he says.
“This is how I clear my mind when books get too tedious.”
Up until recently, Baldini was posting images of his works on his personal account. After they were well received, he decided to dedicate an account to his craft – The Eggs-hibit was born.
“I started my egg account in October last year and I can't believe how much its grown. In the beginning, all my following was from Mexico, then it grew to more places in the world,” he says.
“I like to attribute it's initial success to the fact that Mexicans are always ready to have a laugh. I named it The Eggs-hibit as a play on words between Eggs and Exhibit. You would be surprised by how many egg puns you can come up with.”
Would we? Just fry us.
Fun, frivolous and intricately detailed, Baldini’s egg art sees well-known imagery from popular culture, film and television and even global brands completely reinterpreted. “I like using eggs to depict ordinary items. The result is something out of the ordinary – a fried egg design,” he says.
“I’m inspired mostly by holidays, worldwide events and travelling. When I think of something I’ll play it out in my mind or sketch it out on paper if necessary, then I’ll get cracking.”
His favourite works are The World Map and The Kiss. “I like how their lips are almost touching,” he says of The Kiss.
“But if you’re looking from far away it’s just two fried eggs.”
Baldini remains tight lipped about his precise methods – he prefers his audience to use their imagination.
But perhaps the more obvious question is whether he chows down after spending 30-40 minutes toiling over his art.
“Imagine a fried egg without any salt or pepper. It doesn’t taste bad, but it’s not delicious either. They look better than they taste.”
