Builders with a yen for art

Lim is one of Hong Kong's most noted connoisseurs of art, having made a sizeable donation from his art collection to M+ recently. He says he is into painting for the sheer enjoyment of applying each brush stroke on canvas rather than the end results. "For example, I like detailing every book on a bookshelf," he says. "It is very therapeutic. Of course, my architectural training and how we communicate design influenced my technique, but there is also my long association with Hong Kong artists as curator of their exhibitions. I am very inspired by miniature and Chinese paintings."

He is already working on future shows. "I have to break away from a possessive way of thinking that my art is just for me, yet still (be able to) inject emotion into it," he admits.