Camiel Jones - 鍾嘉美

My work explores the complexities of dual cultural identity shaped by my upbringing in Hong Kong and adolescence in South Wales. As a half-Chinese, half-Welsh artist, I use printmaking and ceramics to navigate themes of language, tradition, and belonging. Central to my practice is the recurring figure of the “ghost girl,” a metaphor for invisibility and transformation that reflects my experience of cultural hybridity.

Through etching, screen printing, and large-scale ceramic vessels, I create visual dialogues between Chinese and Welsh symbols; Yin-Yang dualism, numerology, dragons, and Celtic knots. These elements coexist in intentional imbalance, mirroring my lived reality. Clay becomes a vessel for memory, while my print series Rhifau reinterprets Chinese numerology through the Welsh language, bridging tradition and technology.

My practice is not about resolution but connection between materials, meanings, and identities. I honour contradiction and give form to the unseen, allowing the ghost girl to emerge as a powerful Read More →