In Raven With Fish, an early print, Pudlo plays with contrast to marvellous effect. Set starkly against the handmade paper, the bird is raven by title more than appearance, transformed into a strange, feral being with gnashing teeth and a ragged spray of head plumage, all the more unexpected beside the careful patterning of its wings. The fish, by contrast, is rendered with sharp specificity, its scaled body and splayed tail making its recent capture feel unmistakable. Printmaker Lukta Qiatsuk sharpens the tension through colour, setting the dense black of the predator against the deep red hum of its prey. Best of all is the mood, where menace tips toward something exaggerated and comical.

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