Standard Noodles

Ingredients: Dictionary, pva, water, clear pvc, white thread, 16 x 45 x 20 cm / pack, 2022

The dictionary is a reference book that provides a standard set of meanings and interpretations for words and concepts. However, this tool of knowledge also serves to limit our thinking and impose a kind of "identical thinking" on society.

The work explores this idea through the metaphor of instant noodles, a universal fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) product that has become a symbol of standardised and easily consumable culture. By likening the "identical thinking" within the dictionary to instant noodles, the work highlights how words and symbols can be reduced to easily digestible forms that are quickly absorbed by society.

The work aims to expose the ways in which words can become a commodity, a product that is consumed and internalised by individuals without critical examination. It seeks to challenge and question the standardised cultural symbols that surround us, while encouraging the pursuit of new and diverse ways of understanding the world around us.

1 Pack - Certificate & Postcard included

3 Packs - Certificate, Postcard & Poster included