the key to understanding the passage out of the Shire is that it is a deliberately defamiliarization of the landscape that Tolkien's British readers knew - a rewilding.
September 28, 2026 at 2:59 PM
the key to understanding the passage out of the Shire is that it is a deliberately defamiliarization of the landscape that Tolkien's British readers knew - a rewilding.
Wallace Polsom, “Ask Me No Questions CXCII” (04 Mar 2026), paper collage, 26.2 x 33.3 cm | wallacepolsom.com/post/8101878... #papercollage #collage #art #contemporaryart #askmenoquestions #surrealart #deformation #defamiliarization
March 4, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Wallace Polsom, “Ask Me No Questions CXCII” (04 Mar 2026), paper collage, 26.2 x 33.3 cm | wallacepolsom.com/post/8101878... #papercollage #collage #art #contemporaryart #askmenoquestions #surrealart #deformation #defamiliarization
"epiphanic defamiliarization"
August 7, 2026 at 1:13 PM
"epiphanic defamiliarization"
Wallace Polsom, “Ask Me No Questions CLXXXVIII” (20 Sep 2025), paper collage, 20 x 30.5 cm | wallacepolsom.com/post/7952258... #papercollage #collage #art #contemporaryart #askmenoquestions #surrealart #deformation #defamiliarization #arthistory
September 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Wallace Polsom, “Ask Me No Questions CLXXXVIII” (20 Sep 2025), paper collage, 20 x 30.5 cm | wallacepolsom.com/post/7952258... #papercollage #collage #art #contemporaryart #askmenoquestions #surrealart #deformation #defamiliarization #arthistory
Wallace Polsom, “Ask Me No Questions CLXXXVI” (18 Aug 2025), paper collage, 26 x 33.8 cm | wallacepolsom.com/post/7922498... #papercollage #collage #art #contemporaryart #askmenoquestions #surrealart #deformation #defamiliarization #arthistory
August 18, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Wallace Polsom, “Ask Me No Questions CLXXXVI” (18 Aug 2025), paper collage, 26 x 33.8 cm | wallacepolsom.com/post/7922498... #papercollage #collage #art #contemporaryart #askmenoquestions #surrealart #deformation #defamiliarization #arthistory
I generally disagree with this - I think enslaved person is clunky and less evocative of the realities of slavery than "slave" is - but she makes the case for defamiliarization; that enslaved person forces a moment of attention to the text and person, especially for readers used to American slavery.
June 30, 2026 at 8:02 PM
I generally disagree with this - I think enslaved person is clunky and less evocative of the realities of slavery than "slave" is - but she makes the case for defamiliarization; that enslaved person forces a moment of attention to the text and person, especially for readers used to American slavery.
Like, I want you to take a moment, and engage in some productive defamiliarization.
Imagine you are an alien who just arrived on Earth.
Imagine you are an alien who just arrived on Earth.
July 11, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Like, I want you to take a moment, and engage in some productive defamiliarization.
Imagine you are an alien who just arrived on Earth.
Imagine you are an alien who just arrived on Earth.
Today on SOLRAD, we present Hagai Palevsky on the Landscapes of Defamiliarization in Woshibai's 20KM/H
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Today on SOLRAD, we present Hagai Palevsky on the Landscapes of Defamiliarization in Woshibai's 20KM/H
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August 7, 2023 at 2:04 PM
Today on SOLRAD, we present Hagai Palevsky on the Landscapes of Defamiliarization in Woshibai's 20KM/H
@dialhforhagai.bsky.social @dandq.bsky.social
https://solrad.co/moments-of-birth-hagai-palevsky-on-the-landscapes-of-defamiliarization-in-woshibais-20km-h
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Wallace Polsom, “Ask Me No Questions CXCIII” (01 Apr 2026), paper collage, 22.7 x 29.4 cm | wallacepolsom.com/post/8127160... #papercollage #collage #art #contemporaryart #askmenoquestions #surrealart #deformation #defamiliarization
April 1, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Wallace Polsom, “Ask Me No Questions CXCIII” (01 Apr 2026), paper collage, 22.7 x 29.4 cm | wallacepolsom.com/post/8127160... #papercollage #collage #art #contemporaryart #askmenoquestions #surrealart #deformation #defamiliarization
Wallace Polsom, “Ask Me No Questions CLXXXV” (12 Aug 2025), paper collage, 22.1 x 31.8 cm | wallacepolsom.com/post/7917084... #papercollage #collage #art #contemporaryart #askmenoquestions #surrealart #deformation #defamiliarization #celebrity
August 12, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Wallace Polsom, “Ask Me No Questions CLXXXV” (12 Aug 2025), paper collage, 22.1 x 31.8 cm | wallacepolsom.com/post/7917084... #papercollage #collage #art #contemporaryart #askmenoquestions #surrealart #deformation #defamiliarization #celebrity
The best part? None of this exposition matters to the plot or characters!!!! It’s just tone-setting and defamiliarization at its finest
Alan Moore’s opening narration for THE COURTYARD is possibly my favorite literary introduction of an alternate universe
March 30, 2024 at 1:43 PM
The best part? None of this exposition matters to the plot or characters!!!! It’s just tone-setting and defamiliarization at its finest
Again, with the word “shake-up.” Attack on. Systematic destruction of.
Defamiliarization is your friend.
Defamiliarization is your friend.
Thinking the unthinkable: With #CDC webpages going dark & research funding getting slashed, scientists are beginning to fear for the integrity of key databases maintained by the #NIH's National Library of Medicine, databases that are of "incalculable importance." www.statnews.com/2025/02/10/g...
Amid shakeup in U.S. science, researchers express alarm over integrity of key genetic databases
Amid a shakeup in U.S. science, researchers are expressing alarm over the integrity of key genetic databases overseen by the NIH.
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February 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Again, with the word “shake-up.” Attack on. Systematic destruction of.
Defamiliarization is your friend.
Defamiliarization is your friend.
Wallace Polsom, “Ask Me No Questions CLXXX” (18 Mar 2025), paper collage, 22.2 x 30.7 cm | wallacepolsom.com/post/7783914... #papercollage #collage #art #contemporaryart #askmenoquestions #surrealart #deformation #defamiliarization #celebrity
March 18, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Wallace Polsom, “Ask Me No Questions CLXXX” (18 Mar 2025), paper collage, 22.2 x 30.7 cm | wallacepolsom.com/post/7783914... #papercollage #collage #art #contemporaryart #askmenoquestions #surrealart #deformation #defamiliarization #celebrity
Wallace Polsom, “Ask Me No Questions CXCIV” (09 Apr 2026), paper collage, 17.8 x 24.9 cm | wallacepolsom.com/post/8134540... #papercollage #collage #art #contemporaryart #askmenoquestions #surrealart #deformation #defamiliarization
April 9, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Wallace Polsom, “Ask Me No Questions CXCIV” (09 Apr 2026), paper collage, 17.8 x 24.9 cm | wallacepolsom.com/post/8134540... #papercollage #collage #art #contemporaryart #askmenoquestions #surrealart #deformation #defamiliarization
Wallace Polsom, “Ask Me No Questions CLXXXIV” (25 Jul 2025), paper collage, 25 x 30 cm | wallacepolsom.com/post/7892509... #papercollage #collage #art #contemporaryart #askmenoquestions #surrealart #deformation #defamiliarization #arthistory
July 16, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Wallace Polsom, “Ask Me No Questions CLXXXIV” (25 Jul 2025), paper collage, 25 x 30 cm | wallacepolsom.com/post/7892509... #papercollage #collage #art #contemporaryart #askmenoquestions #surrealart #deformation #defamiliarization #arthistory
Wallace Polsom, “Fun House XVIII” (29 Aug 2025), paper collage, 24.1 x 35.3 cm | wallacepolsom.com/post/7932398... #papercollage #collage #art #contemporaryart #funhouse #surrealart #deformation #defamiliarization #celebrity
August 29, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Wallace Polsom, “Fun House XVIII” (29 Aug 2025), paper collage, 24.1 x 35.3 cm | wallacepolsom.com/post/7932398... #papercollage #collage #art #contemporaryart #funhouse #surrealart #deformation #defamiliarization #celebrity
Wallace Polsom, “Time’s Arrow X” (25 Feb 2025), paper collage, 17.4 x 31.5 cm | wallacepolsom.com/post/7764620... #papercollage #collage #art #contemporaryart #timesarrow #surrealart #deformation #defamiliarization
February 25, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Wallace Polsom, “Time’s Arrow X” (25 Feb 2025), paper collage, 17.4 x 31.5 cm | wallacepolsom.com/post/7764620... #papercollage #collage #art #contemporaryart #timesarrow #surrealart #deformation #defamiliarization
Wallace Polsom, “Ask Me No Questions CLXXXIX” (01 Oct 2025), paper collage, 21.9 x 27.9 cm | wallacepolsom.com/post/7962450... #papercollage #collage #art #contemporaryart #askmenoquestions #surrealart #deformation #defamiliarization
October 1, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Wallace Polsom, “Ask Me No Questions CLXXXIX” (01 Oct 2025), paper collage, 21.9 x 27.9 cm | wallacepolsom.com/post/7962450... #papercollage #collage #art #contemporaryart #askmenoquestions #surrealart #deformation #defamiliarization
Wallace Polsom, “Ask Me No Questions CLXXXVII” (19 Sep 2025), paper collage, 23.9 x 24.4 cm | wallacepolsom.com/post/7951301... #papercollage #collage #art #contemporaryart #askmenoquestions #surrealart #deformation #defamiliarization #celebrity
September 19, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Wallace Polsom, “Ask Me No Questions CLXXXVII” (19 Sep 2025), paper collage, 23.9 x 24.4 cm | wallacepolsom.com/post/7951301... #papercollage #collage #art #contemporaryart #askmenoquestions #surrealart #deformation #defamiliarization #celebrity
Wallace Polsom, “Ask Me No Questions CXC” (14 Oct 2025), paper collage, 25.8 x 34.8 cm | wallacepolsom.com/post/7974142... #papercollage #collage #art #contemporaryart #deformation #defamiliarization #celebrity
October 14, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Wallace Polsom, “Ask Me No Questions CXC” (14 Oct 2025), paper collage, 25.8 x 34.8 cm | wallacepolsom.com/post/7974142... #papercollage #collage #art #contemporaryart #deformation #defamiliarization #celebrity
Wallace Polsom, Ask Me No Questions CLXXXI (09 Apr 2025), paper collage, 20.9 x 31.7 cm | wallacepolsom.com/post/7803683... #papercollage #collage #art #contemporaryart #askmenoquestions #surrealart #deformation #defamiliarization #celebrity
April 9, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Wallace Polsom, Ask Me No Questions CLXXXI (09 Apr 2025), paper collage, 20.9 x 31.7 cm | wallacepolsom.com/post/7803683... #papercollage #collage #art #contemporaryart #askmenoquestions #surrealart #deformation #defamiliarization #celebrity
Wallace Polsom, “Ask Me No Questions CLXXXIII” (11 Jun 2025), paper collage, 22.7 x 29.7 cm | wallacepolsom.com/post/7860789... #papercollage #collage #art #contemporaryart #askmenoquestions #surrealart #deformation #defamiliarization #celebrity
June 11, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Wallace Polsom, “Ask Me No Questions CLXXXIII” (11 Jun 2025), paper collage, 22.7 x 29.7 cm | wallacepolsom.com/post/7860789... #papercollage #collage #art #contemporaryart #askmenoquestions #surrealart #deformation #defamiliarization #celebrity
the power of defamiliarization: "how neat", I thought, "that in Greek the word for contemporary literally means 'with time', like 'with the times'". yeah dumbass what do you think "contemporary" is
January 25, 2025 at 12:35 AM
the power of defamiliarization: "how neat", I thought, "that in Greek the word for contemporary literally means 'with time', like 'with the times'". yeah dumbass what do you think "contemporary" is