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Liminality
Liminality is a word that can be defined as the sensation of feeling nostalgia despite having no memories of it, similar to Deja Vu. The word Liminality is derived from the Latin word līmen, meaning "threshold". The first use of the word was by anthropologist Arnold van Gennep in 1909 in his book The Rites of Passage. In 1964 the word was expanded upon by Victor Turner, getting it into the dictionary. Liminality is often provoked through imagery, although it is possible to incorporate it into text.
Liminal Spaces
Liminality is often if not always in the form of what we call Liminal Spaces
Liminal Spaces are described as any area that's large and empty. The most common liminal spaces are of hallways, or commonly visited locations such as malls, gas stations, suburban areas, etc. an image does not need to be completely empty to be described as liminal, there can be singular objects, empty bookshelves, lights, etc. To be in a liminal space means to "be on the verge of something new but not exactly be there yet."
Liminal Spaces are designed to provoke nostalgia and/or fear into someone, without anything going on. Liminal Spaces tend to make people uncomfortable.