At a time when the world is starting to re-engage with travel, Katy Christianson’s timely exhibition, There’s No Other Way, explores the experience of slow travel and how ‘no-fly’ can be part of a more sustainable way to explore the world.
Based on the illustrator and printmaker’s experiences of travelling only by boat, road or rail to places including Shanghai and Vancouver, this visually striking selection of work asks how human journeys interact with landscapes and nature’s natural cycles of seasonal migration.
Katy’s hand-drawn illustrations use a selection of approaches, including intricate monochrome and layers of bold colours, and draws beautifully on her library of unique handmade textures. Inspired by vintage travel posters and wildlife illustrations, visitors are asked to consider adopting more sustainable life choices in the light of climate change.
Katy lives in South East London and works out of her studio in Peckham, SE15. Her clients include Quadrille Publishing, Harper Collins, Lake District Estates, Carlton Publishing and Cath Tate Cards.
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Interact with the exhibition
Beneath some of the artworks there are chalk boards for visitors – young and older – to make their own responses, or leave their own creative imprints for others to enjoy. There is also a specially created Gallery Trail for children to complete.
School and community groups can visit free of charge by pre-booking and can use the exhibition to support Arts Award Discover and Explore. Contact Beccy on 020 7709 8908 or youth@halfmoon.org.uk for more information.
Opening times
There’s No Other Way runs from 10 January – 11 July 2022 at Gallery @ Half Moon during the theatre opening hours: Monday – Friday 10am-6pm and on Saturdays from 10an-4pm if there is a show on in the theatre.
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