'Liminal space' photography captures the eerieness and isolation of pandemic life

Early in the pandemic, an online community of photographers, artists and editors started creating and sharing pictures of what they described as “liminal spaces”: empty, dark hallways, old arcades and decrepit stairways, which echoed a sense of timelessness and eeriness that resonated in today’s world.

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Ideas53:59In a Liminal Space

Since the start of the pandemic, a very niche genre of photography has grown in popularity. Called “liminal spaces,” it’s largely made up of images of empty, eerie hallways, dark stairways, old arcades and dead malls.  

Online interest in this specific genre surged early in the COVID-19 pandemic. Google