Liminal spaces

Olena Bulygina
Dark(room) Matters
Published in
Jul 31, 2018

Places where reality is a bit altered: hallways of polytechnic universities worldwide, empty foggy beaches, Shanghai’s back alleys at dawn, massive indoor parking lots with no one around, any place that’s supposed to have a lot of people but it doesn’t, getting out of your hotel room at night, underlit empty sport fields, courts or playgrounds, all Brutalist buildings in London, except for the Barbican during big events, stepping into the morning darkness in winter, flights landing at 4:30 AM, other people beds.

Vegas gas stations at night time or high noon
Quiet trailer parks on a sunny day
Suburban driveways
Seeing a moon when it’s still not dark yet
Small towns right before it gets dark
Shooting ranges in Las Vegas. In fact, Las Vegas
Early September
Knowing you’re not alone at a camping spot in the forest
Arizona motels after sunset
Standing in a close proximity to several burnt trees
Getting to an unfamiliar mcdonalds on a long road trip

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