This exhibition explores what we carry with us when we leave a place behind,  not only physical objects and memories, but emotional weight, texture, and the subtle forms that continue to shape identity over time. Through ceramic sculpture and painting on canvas, Camilleri examines the idea of home as an internal, enduring presence.

The exhibition brings together a new body of work that builds on Camilleri’s earlier explorations of childhood and memory in Malta. After living in London for nine years, the artist reflects on how home can remain within us as an invisible force. The recurring image of the rock becomes a symbol of home, identity, and the passage of time.

Camilleri works with fragments and remembered forms, using surface, material, and colour to express inner emotional landscapes. His works convey both permanence and fragility, some sculptures feel grounded and heavy, while others appear suspended or incomplete, reflecting the shifting and evolving nature of personal identity.

I Took the Rock With Me maps the inner landscape of an artist who has left his homeland but remains deeply connected to it. As Camilleri explains:
“Malta is the rock that inevitably came with me. Not as something I chose to carry, but as something that is deeply part of who I am.”

About Neal Camilleri

Neal Camilleri is a Maltese-born contemporary ceramics and sculptural artist working between London and Malta. His practice explores memory, emotional landscapes, materiality, and the quiet narratives embedded within everyday materials.

Working across ceramics, painting, and experimental mixed-media sculpture, Camilleri often begins with conversations or observations from daily life, translating emotional fragments into material form. Clay remains his primary medium for its instinctive and expressive qualities, while wood, resin, and metal are used for larger-scale works. Colour plays a central role in shaping mood and emotional tone.

A graduate of Central Saint Martins, Camilleri has exhibited across London, completed a six-month residency at the Kiln Room, and continues to develop new work for commissions and exhibitions. He has also founded creative studio spaces and clay workshop initiatives in London and Manchester.

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