Blue Line Arts, Off Center 2021, An International Ceramic Competition, Sacramento, CA, May 21 — July 10, 2021
Rose Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, December 9, 2023 — January 13, 2024
thirty-two translations & thirty-two transformations
I’ve translated the 32 Campbell’s soup flavors and the Campbell's soup logo on the labels into simplified Chinese on one side, while the other side displays the original names of the flavors and the logo in English.
Cabinet 1
I’ve deconstructed the graphics elements on the iconic Campbell Soup can’s label as well as the can’s shape.
Through these transformations, the 32 soup cans have been imbued with individual personalities, yet the famous Campbell Soup cans’ iconic graphics remain recognizable even after being deconstructed.
Cabinet 2