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Cole Thompson

Cole Thompson is an essayist from Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, currently residing on Treaty 6 territory and the traditional homeland of the Métis. His current work and research centres on the horizon as an aesthetic and political genre. 

BlackFlash 39.1: Spring/Summer 2022

Fresh off the presses!

Our spring issue celebrates and explores moments of collectivity—sharing spaces, experiences, and knowledge. The issue features writing by Christina Hajjar, Michael Peterson, Cléo Sallis-Parchet, and Cole Thompson as well as artists Diane Borsato, Sean Weisgerber, Leonard Suryajaya, and Preston Pavlis.

Consumer Symbols/A Glass Order

Cole Thompson discusses the work of Shelley Niro, Lori Blondeau, Marja Helander, and Thriza Cuthand in an attempt to showcase how Indigenous artists dissect consumer culture and its impact on contemporary ideologies, imagery, and relationships.