10 minutes

All Ages

Where the River Ends is a pop-up picture book that tells the story of a swan's journey as he grapples with - and eventually overcomes - his despair over a loss. This story stirs feelings but is unwittingly captivating; and will invite you to re-examine the meaning of life.

As an illustrator, Krystal challenges herself to present a pop-up book as a pop-up stage for her paper puppets.

Author, Illustrator: Krystal Lay

Profile Artist

As an artist and storyteller, Krystal Lay (born in Singapore in 2001) has an interest in exploring the possibilities of children's storytelling abilities to build philosophical thinking skills. 

This interest led him to build and lead TLDR (The Living Dream Room), a group of young artists who use screen printing techniques to bring fairy tales to conventional gallery spaces.