Empty Spaces

A hypnotic and mystifying exploration of land and legacy, investigating what it means to be an intergenerational, Indigenous survivor of Residential Schools

“A singular, incantatory work. . . . The book feels as though forest itself is speaking, sky itself, river itself.”—Nina MacLaughlin, Boston Globe

Jordan Abel’s new work grows out of the groundbreaking visual expression in his recently published NISHGA, a book that combined nonfiction with photography, concrete poetry, and literary inq...