Book artwork · 2019

The Songs of Birds 鸟之歌

Printed book

Chinese calligraphy, digital illustration, ink painting, and book design

2019

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A printed book of Nahuatl poetry by Juan Hernández Ramírez, translated into Chinese Mandarin and English through calligraphy, digital illustration, ink painting, and book design.

Created under the mentorship of Professor Dang Rui at Shaanxi Normal University, this project brings four languages and visual traditions into one work. It is a celebration of collaboration, cultural appreciation, and the shared language of art and poetry.

Recognition

Book presentation at the Association of Iberian and Latin American Studies of Australasia conference at ANU.

Presented to the Ambassador of Mexico in Australia and the Head of Political and Cultural Affairs, September 2023.

Presented to UNESCO’s Assistant Director-General for Social and Human Sciences, 2019.

The complete work

Four poems, four languages

Poem 1

The First Sun

Achtoui Tonatij / Primer Sol / 第一个太阳

The First Sun, panel 1
The First Sun, panel 2
The First Sun, panel 3

Poem 2

The Word

In Tlajtoli / La Palabra / 言辞

The Word, panel 1
The Word, panel 2
The Word, panel 3

Poem 3

We Are Flowers

Tixochimej / Somos Flores / 我们如花一般

We Are Flowers, panel 1
We Are Flowers, panel 2
We Are Flowers, panel 3

Poem 4

Standing

Ijkatok / De Pie / 伫立

Standing, panel 1
Standing, panel 2
Standing, panel 3