“Although many Indigenous artists use positionality to ground their work within a cultural and geographical context, Manuel Axel Strain takes this to another level, immersing us in a reality beyond oppressive structures.”
Aurora Wolfe
Aurora Wolfe is a researcher, multimedia artist, and musician of Cree and Scottish descent. Her work focuses on lived experience, blood memory, and relationships with the land. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Indigenous studies and Studio Art from the University of Saskatchewan and is currently pursuing an MFA at the same institution. Her joys in life include beading, gardening, and making breakfast.
“This issue marks a transition in BlackFlash’s 40-year publishing history. Our fall 2023 issue is the last commissioned by our former managing editor Maxine Proctor in collaboration with our editorial committee. It is also (as transitions go) the first produced in collaboration with our new managing editor, Jasmin Fookes.”
AKA share a recent group chat that centres the collective’s goals, visioning, and future plans.
