Yan Wo
"The Chinese name for edible bird's nest,
yàn wō (燕窝), translates literally as "swallow's
(or swift's) nest", and often serves as a synonym
for bird's nest soup. However, yàn wō strictly
speaking is the uncooked nest." - Wikipedia
In this mixed media collage I have represented both translations by assigning double meanings to each component. The sticks with beads are twigs with buds or chopsticks. (Although soup spoons are required, the chopsticks symbolize the concept of food). The copper discs in the wire nest are both eggs and coins as this soup is an expensive delicacy due to the difficulties of gathering the nests from rocky cliffs. These sheer cliffs, portrayed by the vertical paper shapes, loom high above the horizontal green paper China Sea. The background consists of dried leaves of the Chinese ginger plant whose root is used for seasoning.
yàn wō (燕窝), translates literally as "swallow's
(or swift's) nest", and often serves as a synonym
for bird's nest soup. However, yàn wō strictly
speaking is the uncooked nest." - Wikipedia
In this mixed media collage I have represented both translations by assigning double meanings to each component. The sticks with beads are twigs with buds or chopsticks. (Although soup spoons are required, the chopsticks symbolize the concept of food). The copper discs in the wire nest are both eggs and coins as this soup is an expensive delicacy due to the difficulties of gathering the nests from rocky cliffs. These sheer cliffs, portrayed by the vertical paper shapes, loom high above the horizontal green paper China Sea. The background consists of dried leaves of the Chinese ginger plant whose root is used for seasoning.