liminal space (in-betweenness)
The change in the functions and meanings of vital spaces with the pandemic has led us to reproduce the liminal areas, where our path is relatively less, with our own interpretation. The word 'liminal' comes from the Latin word 'limen' meaning 'threshold'. After leaving an area that is familiar to us and in which we feel comfortable, the areas we pass through before moving on to the next stage and area are called liminal areas. The most important feature of liminal areas is that they do not make people feel very good. They are as ambiguous as we are familiar with. They are unknown. They are a kind of purgatory. For example, airports, train stations, stations, underpasses, hotel corridors or stairs are some examples of physical liminal areas. When we spend a little long time in these places, we usually feel uncomfortable.
Of course, there are liminal areas independent of space, which we cannot pass through, as in the pandemic period we live in. With the definition of spaces and the conflict of their functions, the conflict in our living spaces and drifting into uncertainty brought us all to a place where the normal is sought once again. Our emotions also had their share of setting limits and exceeding these limits.
