Russna Kaur, What remains after bloom, 2026

“Layering becomes a way to represent time, growth, contradiction and transformation. It is a visual language that insists the surface is never the whole story.” — Russna Kaur 

Paper: Somerset Satin White (300gsm), Hahnemuhle Natural White (300gsm), Gampi white (20gms), Double Kitakata (70gsm), Nishinouchi Seiki B Nakaban White. Signature: signed, titled and editioned. Unframed.

Parts of the print are cut-out and dry mounted with Beva 371 film. Hand drawn lines from the artist, made with Stabilo Woody's, Caran d'Ache crayons, and Pigma Micron archival ink pens.

Russna Kaur’s What remains after bloom (2026) emerged from a three year collaboration with printmaker Jillian Ross, by a relationship grounded in intentional mentorship sustained through conversation, experimentation, and trust. Introduced to Ross in 2023, Kaur traveled to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in the winter of 2024 and again in the winter of 2026 to work directly with Ross at her studio. 

What remains after bloom, extends the language of Kaur’s paintings through an eleven colour, multi plate photopolymer process, chine collé, intricate cut paper components and hand drawn marks by Kaur. The edition echoes her interest in layered surfaces, shifting structures, and the ways identity and memory hide and reveal themselves over time. Kaur’s layered material and method become a metaphor for lived experience and the accumulation of generational knowledge, memories, and unseen structures that shape and inform us.

Printed by Jillian Ross Print (external site) 
Photo by Rachel Topham (external site)