In her latest series, Tracing What Remains, Salmah Almansoori builds upon
her material research by introducing local grasses as the primary fiber for
papermaking. This evolution expands her exploration of Ghayathi’s
ecological memory, using the land’s natural offerings to document what still
lingers beneath the surface of modernization.

The works are the result of blending archival research, oral storytelling, and
a slow, meditative process of handcrafting paper. Each sheet becomes a
fragile vessel for memory, imbued with the texture of nature and the weight
of untold histories. These papers do not just display imagery; they carry the
essence of the land and the voices of those connected to it.

This series contemplates the tension between preservation and erasure.
Through abstract visual gestures and material presence, Almansoori asks:
What remains? What has been lost? And what can be reimagined? Tracing
What Remains becomes a quiet act of resistance, one of remembrance, care,
and material storytelling in the face of a rapidly shifting environment.