Liminal Spaces (Exploring an Altered Reality)

i always thought the portal games were full of liminal spaces, especially the ending scene of the first game. i guess some of it is intended in that the whole plot is that there used to be people working there that all died suddenly and at the same time, but many of the structures just expand seemingly infinitely into the void and reach that liminal space of like, people built these??

Ever seen Severance? That.

I'm a brazilian but I still feel something looking at these americans and russian pictures...

This video so so nice and I don’t know why

Now I want to see a compilation of random items filled with beans

just a few months ago, i lost my wallet in an arcade. in order to find it, i had to go into a laser tag arena while there wasn't a game going on. fricking. liminal.

I think the reason american liminal spaces stand out is because of how devoid of humanity they seem. Like the russian ones felt like lived in spaces and the older architecture felt more humane and natural. Meanwhile the american ones especially focus on that 60s-70s time when everything has a sort of eerie vibe when taken out of context and viewed without any humans. The whole colorful carpets and walls, the harsh geometry without any embellishments, the glarish flourescent lighting really makes it seem like the anti of a natural space which would never make us feel uncomfortable like this. They are old but there's almost never any signs of ageing that would indicate it has been well used. The use of concrete and such materials consolidate that even more.

Anemoia.....I feel that....

I always walk my dog late in the evening coz thats the only time that I can walk her. I live in a very low dencety place so I encounter a lot of liminal spaces when im walking. Usually its an empty street with lights going somewhere too far for me to see. I always take photos of those and show it to my friends

Recently I was in a back section of a very large mall, a place I could always remember but never put a finger on where I had seen it, since I had been there when I was much younger. I had believed it was in another country or something. As the mall began to close, I was walking through it with all of the lights on and the calming mall music but no people on any of the balconies or floors. It covered many of the points you mentioned, the strange lighting for an empty place, the lack of people, the nostalgic music and setting

I was once watching a liminal space compilation, my dad walked in and said, “Have we been here before?”

It's extremely easy to implant a false memory in someone else's mind. The other day my partner said something to me that I misinterpreted and I immediately formed a false memory. She was talking about something she and a friend did in the past, but I "remembered" being there. Even being aware of this phenomenon and having read about it quite a bit it still happened to me.

It is limbo illustrated for those who cant picture or imagine the void imo.

How was this video uploaded 3 years ago but also has a picture of the rolling giant from the oldest view?

I think the reason these pictures look so familiar is because some of them are from movies or TV shows with the characters, furniture and everyday objects Photoshopped out. The thumbnail of that room, looks a bit familiar...doesn't it? I think I know where that is from

Solar Sands, this was the first video of yours that I ever saw. I have been a fan of your channel ever since.

When I was growing up, my dad was in the military, meaning we had to move house every other year or so. The eerie state of the houses once everything was packed and the house was empty, was definitely liminal, the shitty wallpaper, bathrooms and carpets. I think most people who grew up in UK military housing could relate

The music at the start of the video reminds me so much of Oblivion and Legend of Grimrock...

Ive always found the artist Edward Hoppers paintings to be very liminal, even thought hey have people. I think its because the people seem to exist in isolation to each other, in cold and joyless environments.

muyy buen vifdeo

Im from gen z and these photos of very old children bedrooms and b day party rooms still creep me out

I can't be the only one that feels a sense of comfort from the look and feel of the backrooms? It reminds me of an old 90's carpet or rug store. They just went on and on forever.

Hey, I've been in that hotel. the one with the two chairs that are inaccessible. I live in the Midwest and do a lot of traveling so I'm not sure if its Ohio, Missouri or Oklahoma.

Lol this looks like an apartment complex in Burbank I lived by one time

No, you don’t get it—it’s because all churches in Texas are bigger on the inside, like the Backrooms are.

I remember being a kid when my local Kmart was closing down. I started randomly walking around the store and came across a section that was curtained off. When I peaked through, what I saw kinda just stopped me. This section of the store seemed almost endless, not a single person in sight, no shelves, no art on the wall, nothing. It made me feel nostalgic for when I first went into the store and experienced it for the first time, but it was also very uncanny. Just behind me, the store was very active with people and music, but in front of me, it’s like the store was dead, and I was mourning a friend I didn’t entirely know. I’ll never forget that uncanny feeling of seemingly slipping out of reality for a few moments.

The photos with water are the worst for me

the rolling giant

Mormon churches in texas

The windows XP image has always been nostalgic for me because I grew up a few minutes from where it was taken

This video has got to be what popularized liminal spaces to the greater public

I love how child solar sands was so existential looking at Christmas decorations 😂

the weirdest part for me personally is that I feel nostalgic for a lot of these images although I don't live in the US. As u said, a lot of these places are taco bells, targets, those weird fast food places with puppets and American neighbourhoods with detached houses and square gardens. all of which we don't have in the UK or our versions look very different. I've tried searching UK liminal spaces but they never have the same nostalgic feeling even though they're definitely more accurate to my childhood lol

i think its even more simple than this. when we picture ourselves in a liminal space, we think two things: 1. "I cant stay here" 2. "Theres no where to go". Its just the fear of being lost with an added layer of uncanny nostalgia.

Dare I say, the least talked about liminal space, is from the TV series, Fringe.

The old man takes his camera, follows specific steps, and ends up essentially going through a crack in reality into a parallel world that is quite... Off.

being in the back room for eternity is like being stuck in some place lost from your parent as a kid for an hour or two

this is so true and i only now realised that i only recodnise the old houses paygrounds and gas stations but never schools bc i dont live in the us

I experienced a liminal space just after watching the new Blade Runner movie. During the fight scene at the abandoned casino, the holographic projector turns on and starts playing glitched out visuals and sound. It’s super disorienting.

The theater I watched Blade Runner at was connected to a mall. The movie ended sometime after 11:00 PM. Thankfully, the doors to the mall were still open to allow those of us who parked in the parking lot opposite the theater a safe space to walk through so we could reach our cars safely.

The lighting of the hallways inside the mall was dimmed to just barely visible. Elevator music played through the speakers as you would expect during operating hours. However, something was off about the music in this mall. The music player was busted and was left playing glitchy music. No one was walking the hallways but myself and one or two other people. It was VERY surreal, because the music should be playing correctly, and it should be playing for people. No one was present to hear it being played. It was as if I had stepped into the dystopian world I had just left behind a few moments ago at the show: Blade Runner.

It was wonderful, and I felt grateful/blessed to have had an experience like that. 🫠

Who high right now?!

So finding partners, flats or job counts as liminal spaces? They can be transitional and uncomfy af