Overview

Liminal Passages is a dual-channel video installation exploring transitional spaces—doorways, hallways, thresholds—captured in 16mm film and projected at monumental scale. The work transforms ordinary architectural elements into meditative experiences.

Technical Details

• Medium: Two-channel synchronized video projection
• Format: 16mm film transferred to 4K digital
• Duration: 12 minutes (loop)
• Aspect Ratio: 4:3 per channel
• Audio: 4.1 surround sound

Description

Shot on expired 16mm film stock over the course of one year, Liminal Passages documents doorways and passages from various locations around the world—train stations, private homes, museums, industrial sites. The film grain and color shifts inherent to the expired stock become integral to the work’s meditation on memory and decay.

The installation presents two synchronized channels on opposing walls, creating a corridor of light that viewers must physically traverse. The surround audio consists of field recordings from each location, layered and processed to create an immersive sonic environment.

Technical Notes

The decision to use expired film was intentional—the unpredictable color shifts and increased grain mirror the way memory itself degrades and transforms over time. Each location was visited multiple times across different seasons, creating a temporal layering within the single-channel presentation.

Exhibitions

• Museum of Contemporary Art, Lyon, 2022
• Film Festival, Oberhausen, 2021
• Group show: “Thresholds,” Gallery Z, Brussels, 2021