LONDON.- 'Down the Rabbit Hole’ is a group exhibition presented by Katya’s Space CIC, displayed throughout the vaulted underground chambers and labyrinthine tunnels of The Crypt Gallery in London. Bringing together over 30 artists from London and around the world, the exhibition investigates the psychological and emotional landscapes shaped by the COVID-19 era, exploring solitude, dislocation, and transformation.
At the exhibition’s centre is the work of Katya Kan (1987–2023), with the watercolour ‘Spacetime’, an image of Iceland’s Diamond Cave pierced by her recurring bunny alter ego. Both whimsical and unsettling, the rabbit figure gazes from a crystalline tunnel stretching toward infinity – an allegory of confinement where the light at its end signals not a release, but the stillness of suspended time. Katya’s Space honours the legacy of the late Katya Kan by fostering the next generation of artists and filmmakers.
Katya Kan COMPULSIVE DAYDREAMER (Photo credit- Richard Lipman)
Down The Rabbit Hole brings together multidisciplinary artworks across a diverse range of media, including site specific immersive installations, painting, works on paper, photography, sculpture, film, music and performance. The exhibition is curated by Amie Conway with Galia Velimukhametova, the Director of Katya’s Space CIC. The Crypt Gallery invites visitors to move through Down the Rabbit Hole with curiosity and trepidation. Outside, artist Jig Cochrane’s ‘JIGANTICS’ giant illuminated flower sculptures guide visitors into the immersive experience.
Exhibiting artists include Aliki Karveli (Greece, London), Ananda Kuhn (Brazil, Italy), Aurelie Freoua (France, London), Cate Lis, Ed Mirza, Ela Hsu, Gabrielle Hawkins, Haohao Zhang (China), Isabel Paget, Lauren Baker (London), Leila Anderson (Kazakhstan), Leyla Ustenkaya (Turkey, Bosnia, France), Maham Suhail, Marcia Scott, Marina Smith / Diana Anastasia, mORGANICo, Roza Horowitz (Holland), Sophi Gardner, Vaidehi Bhargava, Zorica Purlija (Montenegro, Australia). Artworks are available for sale with all profits directly supporting the artists and future events.
Ananda Kuhn, Lockdown Series _ Tornado, 2020, Acrylic and oil pastel on canvas, 160x160cm - Ananda Kuhn
Quoting Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland: “It’s no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then,” the exhibition’s title invites visitors to descend into the unknown, reflecting on how the pandemic continues to shape our perception of time, isolation, and social connection. Through immersive installations, light sculptures, site-specific projections, and more, the exhibition explores thresholds, mythic journeys, and the interior landscapes of memory and transformation.
Notable works include Gianinna Delpino’s dream-like paintings of migration and origin; Yuliya V Krylova’s Butoh-inspired performance and painting investigating creativity as healing; Iona Scott’s plankton-inspired light sculptures revealing the barely visible; Thomas Robertson-Johnson’s Möbius hourglass structure meditating on time cycles; Aurelie Freoua’s mixed-media reflections on memory; Ananda Kuhn’s surreal interior-geological landscapes; and Lauren Baker’s installation Five Regrets – Five Truths, flooding a crypt chamber with existential and cosmic reflection.
Human beings have always faced thresholds they cannot see beyond. The pandemic was such a moment — a rupture in ordinary life that compelled introspection, myth-making, and symbolic storytelling. Down the Rabbit Hole visualises this shared experience, inviting visitors to step into an underworld of reflection, creativity, and transformation.
Giannina Delphino, House in the Air, 40 x 40 cm
Katya’s Space CIC
Katya’s Space is a Community Interest Company dedicated to fostering emerging artists and filmmakers while honouring the legacy of Katya Kan. Profits and assets are used for public benefit, supporting multidisciplinary events and providing a platform for new creative voices.
The Crypt Gallery
The Crypt Gallery invites visitors to move through Down the Rabbit Hole with curiosity and trepidation. Outside, artist Jig Cochrane’s ‘JIGANTICS’ giant illuminated flower sculptures guide visitors into the immersive experience.
Yuliya V Krylova, The last offering, 2022 100x100cm
Exhibition Details
Down the Rabbit Hole – A Group Exhibition Presented by Katya’s Space CIC
Private View: Thursday 16 April 2026, 6–8 PM
Exhibition Dates: Friday 17 – Sunday 19 April 2026, 10 AM – 6 PM
Finissage Event: Sunday 19 April 2026, 6–9:30 PM
Location: The Crypt Gallery, Under St Pancras New Church, Duke’s Rd, Off Euston Rd, London WC1H 9AD
