Pool rooms
For my 4th year dissertation I focused on liminal spaces, and the emotional reaction evoked by said liminal spaces. The word liminal comes from the word “threshold”, and liminal spaces are spaces in limbo, between one use to another. Some examples of liminal spaces are empty car parks at night, or empty airports without airplanes and people. During Covid 19, according to Google Trends, the interest in liminal spaces spiked quickly, with people stuck at home, places that used to be full of people seemed to have been frozen, with schools, airports, shopping centers all empty.
For the project part of my dissertation I created a 3D pool themed liminal space, got people to experience the environment and discuss their emotional response to the project. The responses were a mixed bag, with half finding the place comforting, whilst the other half finding it uneasy and even frightening.
I made the 3D walkable liminal space with 3Ds Max, Photoshop and Blender, using past skills and developing new skills throughout.
Poster with close up of a rubber duck in a blue pool room made for the Pool Room Project
Blue tiled corridor long shot of a long corridor turning to the right. Multiple LED lights go down the centre of the of the ceilings of the corridors.
Image of blue tiled corridor, from a low angle, looking up at LED lights emitting blue and white light. The view is partially blocked by the corridor wall as it turns into a new direction.