The Journey
The journey that led to
"Oneness with Your Wings"Siyuan's journey to Mongolia led to a profound bond with Bekku, a young eagle hunter. Bekku’s connection with his eagle reflected themes of companionship, wisdom, and letting go. When the eagle’s sign, mirrored in the clouds, signaled its release, Siyuan captured their wordless connection in 24 hours of filming. This experience inspired his picture book and documentary film, Oneness with Your Wings. These works offer an insight into the ancient wisdom of responding to the natural rhythms of life, the silent art of letting go, and honours the quiet strength of connection that transcends time. Gently, they remind us that what we love never truly leaves us.
Silence away from noiseSiyuan left Shanghai and Singapore for some quite times in Nepal, Tibet and Mongolia.
Meeting the mountainsLearning to appreciate nature's mystery and magic.
Meeting Bekku and his eagleBekku was still a teenager when Siyuan met him in 2017. Initially, he felt skeptical and suspicious.
Bonding over the cameraSiyuan's camera became the social lubricant that would open up curiosity, conversations and countless adventures.
Meeting the tribeBekku introduced Siyuan to his tribe of eagle hunters, and their ways of life in the Altai region.
Adventures with the eagleLetting the eagle lead the way.
Chasing sunsetsA daily ritual to chase the beauty of sunsets, till they disappear into the horizon
Unspoken language of the skySensing messages in the clouds.
Learning it's time to let goIn their culture, when the eagle makes a sign in the sky that coincides with a symbol in the clouds, it means it is time for the eagle to return to nature.
Request from BekkuBekku has never taken a single picture with his eagle. He asked if Siyuan could help him take some photos of them before he lets his eagle go, back into the wild.
The last 24 hoursBekku spent many quiet moments with his eagle; revisiting places they had been, and recounting adventures stored in their hearts.
The final good byeFeeling their oneness in the wind one last time.
Letting goFinding the strength to let go.
Silence with the stars
Amplifying inaudible whispers of the soul
Staying connected in the heartHearing a familiar voice, connecting in the heart.
