Fire.Heart.Spirit

Aaron Rice

Originally a three-channel installation, Aaron Rice's Fire.Heart.Spirit reflects on the concept of Otsenhakta.

Generously supported by Canada Gives—Taylor Taliesin Foundation

Emma Hassencahl-Perley offers a response to Fire.Heart.Spirit.

The Spirit of the Flame

Emma Hassencahl-Perley

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Three circular slabs of rock with images of fire, ice and forest stand balanced on their ends and each surrounded by a loose circle of smaller rocks surrounding them.

Contributor: Aaron Rice, of the Kanien'keha:ka (Mohawk) Nation, is an interdisciplinary artist and curator. His work has been presented at grunt gallery, and elsewhere. In 2025 he curated the exhibition Archives Access: Warren Arcand at Western Front.
Published: January 2026
Keywords: Otsenhakta Ecologies Ceremony

Volume 1: Presence

Collection

The first of Parallelogram’s thematic collections is centred on the concept of Presence. Across videos, text, and photo projects, each individual contribution invites a reflection on not simply a specific place, but how it is inhabited and by whom.

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