Our first Illustrator in Residence, Rachel Lillie, spent her six-month residency exploring the idea of journeys, both literal and metaphorical, and of home, the goal of epic odysseys, spiritual quests and psychic transformations.

Lillie observed the events taking place over the summer at House of Illustration in preparation for our public opening in July. From the building works, the house move, a new gallery space and everything in between, Lillie combined fragments of what she's seen to inspire new tales of adventure.

Bringing together discarded objects, drawings of the changes taking place within the building, and recorded conversations, 'Odyssey' was a celebration of process (journey) and outcome (home).

Her work examined character, identity, memory and consciousness as she pondered what it means to be lost, and what it means to come home.