A dystopian world run by children in the exhibition 'Metaverse'

"Metaverse" is one of the photographs in the exhibit by Julie Blackmon. (Photo credit: Julie Blackmon)

Julie Blackmon’s photographs imagine a dystopian world run by children. She draws inspiration from rowdy tavern scenes of 17th-century Dutch and Flemish painters, and her photographs are both whimsical and meticulously thought out.

Blackmon’s exhibition “Metaverse” at Jackson Fine Art Gallery is on view through July 23, and the photographer joined “City Lights” producer Summer Evans via Zoom to talk more about her works.

Interview highlights follow below.