Spirit House © Hera 1986

Spirit House dedication ceremony © Hera 1986

Spirit House (detail) © Hera 1986

Spirit House: 18' diameter, galvanized steel, in shape of a wigwam. The Spirit House was first installed in Brooklyn with sponsorship of the New York State Council on the Arts and the American Indian Community House. Floyd Hand, a Sioux Spiritual Leader, conducted smoke ceremonies during the dedications in Brooklyn and in St. Louis' Laumeier Sculpture Park where the work is permanently installed. Joanna Wissinger of Progressive Architecture salutes the work for "recognizing the original inhabitants of the landscape who are seldom officially acknowledged by current residents."

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