Up: [[The In-Between Times]]
Created: 2024-01-18
Updated: 2025-01-11
A physical liminal space is a space we go through on our way from one place to someplace else.
When jumping from one cliff to another, the space in the air is liminal.
Twilight is a liminal space between day and night. So is dawn.
Public spaces when they are empty are liminal — a train station in the middle of the night; an empty airport, stadium, or mall.
So are places that give us a feeling of [[Nostalgia]] such as drive-in movie theatres and playgrounds.
And, finally, really anything that feels like a portal between two spaces — a long hallway, a bridge, even a hotel room.
The thing about liminal spaces, as you can probably guess from the above, is that they can be a bit eerie, leaving us feeling unrooted, without a sense of place.