I am a visual artist and photographer (b. 1997, Gummersbach, Germany) exploring perception, memory, and inner landscapes. With a background in photography and communication design, I create handmade, research-based artist books that push the boundaries of publishing. My work often arises from nocturnal walks—resulting in site-responsive, interactive publications that are typically monochrome with red inlays—blending photography, psychology, and design. Currently based in Sydney, I am pursuing a Doctor of Fine Arts at the National Art School and hold an MA from the Royal College of Art. My photobook Solstice was shortlisted for the 2024 Kassel Dummy Award.
Website / Link to Portfolio: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XAbFqt6H5QGxq0okTBgoWxEbgSZtLLD1/view
Publication/Work:
I plan to present three projects at KLABF 2025: Aftermath, a handmade photobook exploring emotional residue and post-chaos stillness, created during nocturnal walks in rural Germany. Printed in B5 format with coptic binding, it features black-and-white flashlight photography punctuated by red inlays and enclosed in a symbolic red forest envelope. This Place Was a Desert is a handmade zine with Japanese stitching, combining analogue photography, collage, and poetic texts to reflect on solitude, memory, and transformation in the Australian desert, particularly Broken Hill. Lastly, Memories from the Desert is a postcard set drawn from the desert project—each card pairing an image with text fragments from field notes. I will also offer select individual postcards from both projects as additional merchandise.
Julia Bohle
I am a visual artist and photographer (b. 1997, Gummersbach, Germany) exploring perception, memory, and inner landscapes. With a background in photography and communication design, I create handmade, research-based artist books that push the boundaries of publishing. My work often arises from nocturnal walks—resulting in site-responsive, interactive publications that are typically monochrome with red inlays—blending photography, psychology, and design. Currently based in Sydney, I am pursuing a Doctor of Fine Arts at the National Art School and hold an MA from the Royal College of Art. My photobook Solstice was shortlisted for the 2024 Kassel Dummy Award.
I plan to present three projects at KLABF 2025: Aftermath, a handmade photobook exploring emotional residue and post-chaos stillness, created during nocturnal walks in rural Germany. Printed in B5 format with coptic binding, it features black-and-white flashlight photography punctuated by red inlays and enclosed in a symbolic red forest envelope. This Place Was a Desert is a handmade zine with Japanese stitching, combining analogue photography, collage, and poetic texts to reflect on solitude, memory, and transformation in the Australian desert, particularly Broken Hill. Lastly, Memories from the Desert is a postcard set drawn from the desert project—each card pairing an image with text fragments from field notes. I will also offer select individual postcards from both projects as additional merchandise.