Melancholy of lockdown
Pushpak shared this about the melancholy of lockdown:
http://theconversation.com/friday-essay-the-uncanny-melancholy-of-empty-photographs-in-the-time-of-coronavirus-133615
These are beautiful! These are pictures of liminal spaces, and they often evoke strong emotional responses. A Tumblr user explained liminal spaces better than I ever could, here:
Pushpak:
Are these the same liminal spaces that demand that we go back to the hallway to remember why we left (like to fetch an envelope from the living room)?
Akhila:
This has been attributed to something called the Doorway Effect, although I'm unsure of the scientific validity of this phenomenon. I still think it happens because we're all Sims.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-walking-through-doorway-makes-you-forget/
http://theconversation.com/friday-essay-the-uncanny-melancholy-of-empty-photographs-in-the-time-of-coronavirus-133615
Akhila said in response:
Pushpak:
Are these the same liminal spaces that demand that we go back to the hallway to remember why we left (like to fetch an envelope from the living room)?
Akhila:
This has been attributed to something called the Doorway Effect, although I'm unsure of the scientific validity of this phenomenon. I still think it happens because we're all Sims.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-walking-through-doorway-makes-you-forget/
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