Ghost and John are two artist-researchers across performances, writings and visual arts, and a married couple. They make embodied works about queer migrant experiences, dreaming of futures with lush gardens, fluidity across membranes and liberations after the fall. In their past productions, they present fragmented memories of traumatic experiences related to displacement, relationships, social movement, and technological interaction. They are two of the six co-founders of Hidden Keileon CIC.
As queer migrant artist-researchers from Hong Kong, Ghost and John have developed a dynamic and embodied practice that examines the intricacies of the body and nature, technological advances and folklore accompanying history. Their artworks take the forms of dance, spoken text performances, interactive installations and videos. They have been Moving Margins researchers with Internationales Theaterinstitut Berlin (2022), ImPulsTanz danceWEBBER and ATLAS Young Choreographer (2019) and are holders of MA Contemporary Dance, The Place.
Ghost and John’s projects are presented internationally in theatres, galleries, outdoor and other odd spaces, including Bow Arts, Bloomsbury Festival, Pushkin House and CCA Goldsmiths in London, ImPulsTanz in Vienna, Tai Kwun in Hong Kong, and more. Their recognitions include:
- ‘Two Plant Gaysians’ theatre headliner for Migration Matters Festival (2025), shortlisted for the Charlie Hartill Fund (2024),
- ‘Bitter Moves Sweet Truths’ (2023) shortlisted for the Untapped Award,
- 'Paradoxical Gasps’ (2022) funded by Arts Council England,
- ‘Radio Neighbourhood’ (2021) awarded the Ideas and Pioneers Fund by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation,
and more.
As cultural entrepreneurs, Ghost and John collaborate with local governments, community organisers and cultural workers to drive social change through imagination infrastructure building. They strategise and deliver projects that platform historically marginalised voices to construct worlds beyond the current structures, usually in the capacity of Hidden Keileon CIC.
As a married couple, Ghost and John are always cooking Cantonese dishes and balcony-gardening in their London flat. Their home is their studio, dance floor and laboratory. They enjoy hosting dinner and board game parties for their close friends, growing new plants from cuttings, watching absurdist and surrealist films and making up new recipes.
Individually: Ghost is a multimedia performance artist, creative technologist, all-rounded digital wizard, and model represented by Hired Hands Models. John is a multidisciplinary storyteller, lecturer, creative strategist, and actor represented by Hancock Agency.
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