Midwest nostalgia aesthetic

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Liminal Space aesthetics revolve around pictures of transitional areas devoid of life, such as malls in the early morning, empty parking lots or a school hallway during summer. Liminal imagery is often defined by the absence of people, a frozen and unsettling appearance and a vague sense of familiarity, which is achieved through the use of elements such as late 20th and early 21th century architecture and furniture, linoleum floors, ceiling tiles and cool-toned fluorescent lighting. Despite…

As an antidote to my previous, text-heavy post, I offer one that focuses almost entirely on images, looking at remnants of small towns and r...