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within liminality



Semester 1


liminal
adjective

lim·​i·​nal ˈli-mə-nᵊl

1 : of, relating to, or situated at a sensory threshold : barely perceptible or capable of eliciting a responseliminal visual stimuli

2 : of, relating to, or being an intermediate state, phase, or condition : in-between, transitiopnal… in the liminal state between life and death.—Deborah Jowitt

liminalityˌli-mə-ˈna-lə-tē The market, standing between the sacred and secular, the mundane and exotic, and the local and global, has always been a place of liminality …—Jon Goss





-  transition/growth [adolescence]- liminal period
the empty spaces left behind from adulthood

- decoy artwork >> young and old age shown as a distraction from adolescent period found in between the two (not very noticeable to represent how they feel during that liminal time)

- looking into the psyche of adolescents and their mental wellbeing: escapism, discomfort and unknowing, disorientation, lack of direction


 My final piece for Year 2, Semester 1 is made of acrylic paint and embroidery onto an A0 and A4 sized canvas. It consists of acrylic paint and embroidery to capture the intimate moment between a father and child- specifically my father and I during my own coming of age ritual; Christening. The second, smaller and islolated image depicts me as an adolescent feeling alone.




The scale and colour of the first image draws attention the artwork and therefore these pre- and post-liminal points of time,  referencing the tripartite format of Timothy Carson in The Liminality Primer. My use of colour to express this passionate moment was inspired by my research on Abigail Hampsey, and my use of embroidery to draw attention to the large canvas relating the lineart sometimes included in the work of Henrietta Harris. The blue background carries a calm weight but also references the fluidity of water and therefore also of time. Furthermore, the blue colour choice contrasts the orange skin tones, drawing more attention to the artwork through colour theory and complimentary colours.

The small image carries feelings of isolation and lost identity, painted on a separate canvas with an absence of colour that draws an insignificant atmosphere that is expressed through the installation of creating the artwork on the back of the canvas.

Colour and scale carries the most weight in my depiction of liminality through age. Jessica Ashman was central in breaking down my ideas to build them back together, for example with her breakdown of animation to inspire me how I can breakdown the themes of a painting, hence why my separate use of scale and colour in my decoy painting to distract viewers from the liminal focus of my art.

Additionally, Roland Barthes’s literacy accidentally related me back to my old work and made me consider the liminality of those moments. This idea of time links into a running theme of age, transition and growth that has led me to a focus on age and adolescence, similar to the coming of age ritual found in the Malawi tribes.