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The Liminal Residency

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Tag: Transport

Places 30th July 202031st July 2020 by Liminal Resident

Nobody Dies at Disneyland

The psychogeography of theme park accidents | The remains of the largest chair-o-planes ride in the world at Loudon Castle theme park | Nobody dies at Disneyland: theme parks and the spectre of death

There is a somewhat-sinister rumour that nobody has ever been allowed to die at Disneyland. We investigate the spectre of death within theme parks…

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Places 2nd April 20202nd April 2020 by Liminal Resident

A Londoner Rides the Clockwork Orange

The psychogeography of Glasgow's Subway network | The orange and grey logo of the Glasgow Subway | A Londoner rides The Clockwork Orange

It’s a relatively little-known fact that London isn’t the only city in the UK to have its own underground railway system. Glasgow does too. We took a Londoner for a ride around the network and noted their perceptions…

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Places 19th March 202019th March 2020 by Liminal Resident

Decoding Signage at the Leeds Bradford Airport Hotel

The psychogeography of signage at the Leeds Bradford Airport Hotel | An image of the Leeds Bradford Airport Hotel | Decoding Signage at the Leeds Bradford Airport Hotel

This single, run-on, car crash sentence is posted prominently at least a dozen times. It appears on trees, on lamposts, bolted to walls. One copy of it, a little faded and rusty, is even tucked away amongst the bushes. It is clear that a great deal of time and energy has been expended in the crafting and installation of this sign. But what does it mean…

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Places 12th March 202018th November 2020 by CD Rose

NEWSTREETSTATIONSIGNALBOX

The psychogeography of the Birmingham New Street Station signal box | An image of the signal box at Birmingham New Street | NEWSTREETSTATIONSIGNALBOX by CD Rose

It might be the first thing you see as you arrive, or the last thing before you depart. You might not notice it at all. It lurks, semi-submerged, at the far end of the platforms, only its top half ever exposed, marking its own corner at Navigation and Brunel Streets: NEWSTREETSTATIONSIGNALBOX…

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People 3rd May 20193rd May 2019 by Liminal Resident

An Interview with Dawn Hart

An interview with writer Dawn Hart | A headshot of Dawn Hart | Participant in the Heathrow Airport Liminal Residency

Dawn Hart participated in the Heathrow Airport Residency in September 2018. We spoke to her about another recent residency, her MA studies, and beekeeping.

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Places 29th March 201929th March 2019 by Liminal Resident

The Ghost Flights of Heathrow Airport

The psychogeography of Heathrow Airport's ghost planes | The view from inside a plane | The ghost planes of Heathrow Airport

A plane takes off or lands at London’s Heathrow Airport approximately once every 45 seconds during its operational hours. Some of them are empty, and they are empty on purpose…

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