Julie Wolfe – Apophenia volume 02: Exquisite Corpse

Wolfe’s world is a strange, technicolor dreamscape where time, place, and authorship blur. Centuries-old images are scanned, painted, and reprinted, transforming history books into futuristic collages. Her altered visuals - gazing eyes, portal-like shapes, and sci-fi relics - question beauty, value, and meaning. By recontextualizing what was once deemed worth preserving, Wolfe revives and reframes it. Ordinary moments gain glamour; impressive images turn eerie. Rather than offering clear answers, she invites us to reconsider how meaning is made and how defamiliarizing the familiar can shift our perceptions.

236 pages, 26 x 33 cm, softcover, Apophenia Press (New York).