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LiminalSpace

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Liminal spaces are the subject of an Internet aesthetic portraying empty or abandoned places that appear eerie, forlorn, and often surreal. Liminal spaces are commonly places of transition (pertaining to the concept of liminality) or of nostalgic appeal.

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[–] PumaStoleMyBluff 1 points 2 months ago

An interpretation of that definition still works with context; these empty places feel like a metaphysical waiting room or purgatory, a space between this life and the next, between this dimension and the next, etc., depending on what spirituality, philosophy, or fantasy is convenient