#defamiliarization
May 12, 2026 at 2:40 AM
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
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
"epiphanic defamiliarization"
August 7, 2026 at 1:13 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
September 20, 2025 at 4:44 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
August 18, 2025 at 8:22 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.
June 30, 2026 at 8:02 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.
July 11, 2025 at 11:34 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
April 1, 2026 at 6:05 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
August 12, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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
May 1, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Again, with the word “shake-up.” Attack on. Systematic destruction of.

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
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 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 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, “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, “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, “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 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 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 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 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
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