Grief in waves: Au Hoi-lam's moving eulogy to her father

Tinged with melancholia, Au Hoi-lam's current exhibition is much gutsier than what you initially expect. In fact, it is the most compelling art confessional - of guilt, regret, gratitude and love - in years. It is ostensibly about the recent death of her father, but the layers are murkier.

In Bunk Beds & Boat, memories are carefully typed, consciously exposing text, while other sections are deliberately erased. Truths are revealed, as is the suggestion of lies.

For example: "My parents met their granddaughter for the first time. [Text erased.] A few days later, my father dismantled my old bed and put it away. He bought a new set of bunk beds which could sleep three persons. He said that we could use the beds whenever we came home for visits. [Text erased.]"

In her previous exhibition, "Elsewhere", in 2011, Au quietly revealed the inspiration of much of her art over the last decade: her daughter, who was born secretly and was unknown to her friends, and who was cared for in those intervening years by Au's parents.