There is this sub r/liminalspace and I’m not exactly sure what it is about. They say it’s about transition and space in between.
All I’m getting is nostalgia?
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It’s a bit tricky to pin down conceptually. Nostalgia is definitely one piece of the puzzle.
“Liminal space” images are images of places which defy expectations about the purpose and use of a space; when you can say “This place had an obvious and specific purpose, but that purpose is not present in the image”, then it’s a good bet that this is what people would call liminal. Abandoned malls are places meant for shopping, but no one is shopping. A library with no books in it. Stuff like that.
Liminal mean between, more or less. It’s the places people typically don’t think about when they’re in them, because they’re either full of people or just passing through. So you don’t see the area empty. The pictures are usually meant to trigger some sort of nostalgia because when you take everyone out of a mall, office space, house, etc, buildings are all built very similarly. This makes a lot of empty spaces feel familiar, even if you’ve never been there. Hope that makes sense!
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