Born in Taiwan, raised in Thailand, and educated between England and the United States, Eleen Lin’s work highlights the complications of the translation and transmission of culture in a globalized world. Lin’s paintings bring together traditional styles and techniques with unmistakably contemporary imagery, patterns, and textures, reinterpreting familiar folklore and literature through a global lens. In her ongoing series, Mythopoeia, Lin takes inspiration from a series of mistranslations of Herman Melville’s classic saga Moby Dick from English into Mandarin. These vibrant works connect recognizable elements of the novel with diverse mythologies, cultural artifacts, and both historical and current events, transforming the canvas into a dynamic space in which cross-cultural narratives unfold.