Embark on a captivating journey through space and time at this exhibition created by multi-award-winning wood engraver Anne Desmet for Guildhall Art Gallery in the City of London. Explore 150 artworks inspired by looking at a fragmented view of the world through a toy kaleidoscope, including 41 London-themed prints created especially for this exhibition. Printmaker Anne Desmet RA is only the third artist to be elected to the Royal Academy of Arts for the wood engraving medium in the RA’s 256-year history. To date, Desmet has exhibited her work in over 40 solo shows, including five major museum exhibitions in the UK and overseas. Her work has won over 40 national and international awards across her 35-year career to date.

“…By seeing the city anew and with a sense of its unexpected possibilities, I hope that my work will inspire optimism and constructive thinking in our uncertain times.” 

Anne Desmet