Washingtonian: This Vibrant Art Installation Is Made Up Of More Than 500 Colorful Jars

Written By JULIE WOLFE

About three years ago, Julie Wolfe started collecting water samples from across the country. She went to New York, Texas, DC, and Maryland, pouring each sample into a jar then mixing in natural ingredients, like squid ink, sandalwood, beets, and turmeric, as well as chemicals like copper sulfate, crystal violet, and methylene blue. She arranged the jars onto shelves, connected them with tubes, and lit the whole thing from behind...

JULIE WOLFE

Julie Wolfe is a multimedia, conceptual artist based in Washington, D.C., and New York City. Her work explores the layered relationship between external environments and interior states of perception, often drawing from archives of collected imagery, data, and found material. Through a practice that spans painting, installation, collage, and artist’s books, Wolfe constructs richly textured systems of color, form, and language that serve as poetic frameworks for navigating time, memory, and identity.

https://www.juliewolfestudio.com
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