Some would say the purpose of art is to look at life and see the meaning underneath.
An upcoming exhibition by award-winning artist Louise Lee at the Goethe-Institut Hongkong is all about looking through things - metaphorically and literally.
The 10 works on show are semi-transparent photographs of buildings floating over drawings of her father.
Lee's father came from the mainland and worked on building sites in Hong Kong from the late 60s to the early 80s when the Housing Authority embarked on huge public housing projects.
He helped to build the fabric of Hong Kong, but he has paid a price for it - one of Lee's works in the exhibition shows her father in a mask.
After years of inhaling dust and chemicals from construction sites, only a quarter of one of his lungs is still working.
The 32-year-old artist said her exhibits started out as portraits of her father, but, like all art, people can see other things in the works.
