I bleeding love liminality, so I do
“Don’t be scared by the dark…” Over the past few weeks, I’ve been pondering escape, not purely within a metaphorical context, but also physically. Contemplating logistics, considering exit strategies, wondering if I could begin again some place new… Life comes at you fast, sometimes too fast, to the point where …
“The movement embodied in islands is the ‘consciousness of the earth and ocean’, a place where the dual elements of the earth’s surface are in sharp relief” Rainbird 2007, 1; Deleuze 2004, 11 Since the earlier 19th century islands have been viewed as insular environments, somewhat segregated, whether voluntarily, or …
An introduction to the Liminal Worlds project
For our very first guest conversation, I’m really chuffed, and incredibly humbled, to introduce award winning director and screenwriter, Ben Wheatley, into the Liminal Worlds. Ben is one of the most original, and exciting, filmmakers of the past decade, best known for Kill List (2011), A Field In England (2013), …
For Phase 1 of the Underpasses Are Liminal Places project (July – November 2020), I asked field ops to place a sticker(s) within their chosen underpass, or underpasses. They were then required to record the ‘adventures’ of their stickers through photographing them every couple of weeks and sending these images …
“There’s no reason, there’s no sense, I’m not supposed to feel. I forget who I am, I forget…” Utopia: Goldfrapp & Gregory, 2000 As many of you know, I like to wander, wander and ponder. Uplands, downlands, forests, seas of peat, oceans of concrete; all captivate me. I lose myself …
The Neolithic period in Britain (c. 4000 – 2500 BCE) saw the introduction of monumental construction. Throughout this extended period, architecture continually evolved, developing into ever larger and more complex designs, constructed from stone, wood, chalk and earth. One such form of Neolithic monument, and the focus of this article, …
Late February saw the emergence into the Twittersphere of the @MyHeritage Deep Nostalgia app. Tech that enables you to ‘animate your old family photos’ (My Heritage Twitter account; 03/03/21). By uploading an image, the app would bring the person ‘to life’. Within a few short moments you could be visually …
“The further downward you travel, the closer you come to the power” (Ackroyd 2012, 3) Underpasses are to be found within many towns and cities. They also appear within rural landscapes, often manifesting as tunnels and flyovers. Spaces of transportation; by foot, pedal, automotive, other… Movement equals transition, not only …
“The great stones were in their wild state, so to speak. Some were half covered by the grass, others stood up in cornfields or were entangled and overgrown in the copses, some were buried under the turf. But they were wonderful and disquieting, and as I saw them then, I …