This project explores the psychological effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on young adults through the visual language of liminal spaces. The events of the pandemic have reshaped the lives of many, altering social structures, work environments, and our collective sense of normalcy. Even now, this period of time remains vivid in public memory. As social interaction stopped and quarantine measures pushed people into a period of isolation, the buildings that once buzzed with activity (such as offices, schools, and shopping centers) fell eerily silent. These suddenly vacant environments mirror the aesthetic of liminal spaces: empty hallways, abandoned architecture, and places designed for crowds yet devoid of human presence.

This project was done as my Senior Capstone Project at MSU Denver. I wanted to activate the gallery space in an immersive way to convey the feelings brought up by the COVID-19 pandemic. The simulation of a doorway in this gallery space serves as a manifestation of the idea of liminality where you feel stuck between two phases of your life and physically cannot cross over into the environment's depicted.