Built on reclaimed tracts, the Hong Kong neighborhood of Kwai Chung is home to one of the world’s busiest commercial ports, a sprawl of Lego-like shipping containers clogging the shores of Rambler Channel. Just a few kilometers from the cargo terminals, among the warehouses and auto-body shops further inland, is artist Leelee Chan’s studio. After circling the nondescript loading bays of one industrial building, I eventually located the elevator and ascended to a dimly lit floor, where a cheery yellow door distinguishes Chan’s studio from its drab surrounds.

• Leelee Chan