Melissa Lin’s paintings are imbued with surreal lyricism that delves in between the realm of the personal internal world and the external world. Her works are meditations on her physical travels, as well as explorations through one’s internal landscape and life. In this work, various figures are placed against a dark landscape with vegetation, alluding to visual narratives of harmony with nature. Melissa Lin studied in Academia Minerva, Propedeuse Kunstgeschiedenis, Diploma in Fine Art, Groningen, The Netherlands. She has lived in The Netherlands, Australia, Singapore, Gabon and fond in travelling. Her recent solo show titled First Light at Richard Koh Fine Art revolves around her travels in Gabon. Other exhibitions includes multiple group shows and Artist in Residence in Libreville (Gabon), Rimbun Dahan, Lostgens Kuala Lumpur and House of Matahati. Through her travels, astronomy and cultures inspired her to make her own versatile works.