The desire to make art in a less-restricted, and more hopeful, creative space marks the return of Hong Kong's major international art fairs this week, writes Chitralekha Basu.

The 10th Art Basel Hong Kong (ABHK), which opens to the public today, is probably its most public-facing edition to date. While this isn't the first time the city's flagship international art fair has featured freely accessible, off-site content, one of its 2022 highlights, Ellen Pau's The Shape of Light, takes the idea of public art to a whole new level.