In this fascinating work by Shia Yih Yiing, there is an assertion of cultural elements as indicated by the iconic porcelain and a symmetrical dragon motif, symbolizing auspicious power and strength. It also assimilates with issues of migration – social, economic and political. Shia Yih Yiing was educated at the Malaysian Institute of Art. She held her first solo Homage to Ordinary Life at the Creative Centre, Kuala Lumpur in 1998. She won the Kontena Nasional’s Rural Malaysia Award in 1993 and a Minor Award in the Young Contemporary Artists competition in 1994. She was selected for the Asean Visual Art Education Workshop in Mandalayong, the Philippines in 1994, and the Commonwealth Fellowship in Arts And Crafts in New South Wales, Australia in 1999. She was an alternate artist in the Vermont Studio Center Fremont Fellowship in 2007. Since 1989, her works have also been included in a number of group and solo exhibitions, most notably her solo wOm(b) at Galeri Petronas in 2004. Her works form part of major collections that include Galeri Petronas, HSBC Bank Berhad and the National Art Gallery Malaysia.