Workspace hosts Kristjana S Williams at Metal Box Factory Bankside

Kristjana S. Williams is a multidisciplinary artist, whose work spans fine art collage pieces, hand cut 3D artworks, illustration, animation and digital design. Her designs are inspired by nature, and her technique combines the layering of nature upon nature to mirror the symmetry in all living things. Described by the New York Times as part of the ‘new antiquarian movement’, Kristjana’s work features Victorian engravings, which the artist has blended with verdant and exotic flora and fauna to stunning effect. Animals and insects are intertwined with lavish foliage, layered over bases that include ancient shipping maps and antique photographs. Fantastical new creatures are born, and what Kristjana calls ‘wishful forests’ and ‘floating islands’. These alluringly immersive two and three dimensional tableaus have won Kristjana many international awards including the Pentawards, D&AD in book, a Clio Award and first prize in the New York Festivals Grand Prix. Kristjana’s unique aesthetic, which is both mythical and modern, has led to collaborations with heritage brands and institutions such as the Victoria & Albert Museum, Fortnum & Mason, Browns Hotel and Penhaligon's as well as iconic contemporary marques such as Paul Smith, Tanqueray and London’s Shard. Kristjana lives and works in West London.