Conflict Kitchen

Food Wrappers

2010–2017

Designers: Brett Yasko (lead) (United States) with Muiz (Palestinian wrapper) (Brazil, Eygpt, France, Germany, Palestine, United Kingdom), Nima Dehghani and Sohrab Kashani (Iranian wrapper) (Iran), Michael Galban (Haudenosaunee wrapper) (United States), Jaewook Lee (North Korean wrapper) (United States); Printer: Kreider Printing (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA) Offset print on paper; Courtesy of Jon Rubin and Dawn Weleski

The food Conflict Kitchen served was wrapped in take-out wrappers. Customers could read interviews with people living in the focus country and those that had moved away, encountering a range of opinions and perspectives on topics from culture to the politics of that country. The wrappers were updated periodically to reflect evolving menus and additional perspectives.

Front (left) and back (right), year first distributed

A large white rectangle divided into two side-by-side square sections. The left section is decorated with intricate patterns of blue, yellow, and black, with a large yellow text written in Farsi on a blue background. The right section has the heading [Conflict Kitchen] in bold black letters, surrounded by yellow, light blue, and dark blue text boxes with white text.

Iranian wrapper: کشمکش آشپزخانهٔ (“Conflict Kitchen” in Farsi), 2010

A large white rectangle divided into two side-by-side square sections. The left section features intricate patterns in red, lime green, and purple, with large light purple text written in Dari on a dark purple background. The left section has the heading [Bolani Pazi] in bold red font, surrounded by red, green, and purple text boxes with white text.

Afghan wrapper: آشپزخانه کشمکش (“Conflict Kitchen” in Dari), 2010

A large rectangle split into two square sections set on a reddish-brown background with vibrantly colored vertical and horizontal stripes of light blue, orange, green, and purple surrounding yellow Spanish text that reads [La Cocina Arepas]. The center of the right section reads [Arepas Kitchen] surrounded by blue, pink, yellow, green, and purple text boxes with white text.

Venezuelan wrapper: La Cocina Arepas (“Arepas Kitchen” in Spanish), 2011

A long orange rectangle divided into two side-by-side square sections. The left section features large white text that reads [Cocina del Conflicto] against a yellow patterned background. On the right, several text-filled boxes of different sizes and colors surround more text and the heading [Conflict Kitchen].

Cuban wrapper: Cocina del Conflicto (“Conflict Kitchen” in Spanish), 2011

A large dark blue rectangle divided into two side-by-side square sections. The left section contains intricately patterned green, blue, pink, red, and yellow round and geometric designs, with large white text written in Korean. The center of the right square section contains bold white text that reads [Conflict Kitchen] surrounded by muted yellow, green, and purple text boxes with black text.

North Korean wrapper: 대립주방 (“Conflict Kitchen” in Korean), 2014

A large red rectangle divided into two side-by-side square sections. The left section contains intricate geometric bursts on a white background with bold white letters in Arabic. The left section is set on a white background and at its center bold black text reads [Conflict Kitchen] surrounded by red, black, and yellow text boxes with black and white text.

Palestinian wrapper: املواجهة مطبخ(“Conflict Kitchen” in Arabic), 2015

A large off-white rectangle divided into two side-by-side square sections. The left section contains dark purple, yellow, white, and light blue set on a dark red background with diamond-like patterning and bold white letters that says [Jöhéhgöh]. The left section’s header contains bold black text that reads [Conflict Kitchen] surrounded by blue, red, yellow, and purple text boxes.

Haudenosaunee wrapper: Jöhéhgöh (“The Three Sisters—Corn,
Beans, and Squash—Sustain Us” in Seneca), 2016

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