/tags/photo-booth/ Recent content in Photo Booth on Grainy Mære Hugo en Wed, 12 Jan 2022 00:06:32 +0200 /creepy_photo_booth/ Wed, 12 Jan 2022 00:06:32 +0200 /creepy_photo_booth/ <figure><a href="/img/arena3.webp"><img src="/dith/arena3_dithered.png"></a> </figure> <p class="intro" data-letter="N">Near Arena Berlin, there are two photo booths. Since the pandemic, they’ve barely been used - at least whenever I’ve passed by. The one right in front of the Badeschiff gate feels especially strange when it’s empty; you only hear the wind and the distant sounds of the city. Still, I always get the feeling that something might happen if I step inside. It reminds me of the concept of liminal spaces: places that were once full of life but now feel empty, evoking nostalgia, lostness, and uncertainty<sup id="fnref:1"><a href="#fn:1" class="footnote-ref" role="doc-noteref">1</a></sup>. They seem to exist outside of time, suspended between what was and whatever comes next. The pandemic created many of these uncomfortable liminal spaces, as transitions are always stressful - especially when we don’t know what’s ahead.</p>