Liminal

This word came up in a discussion with Graham Todd about my work and where im at in very general terms. It sums up quite nicely so many factors in my work, where my head is currently, where my research is, where my source materials come from as well as my methods of production and materials used.  Definition bellow courtesy of Wikipedia 

Liminality (from the Latin word līmen, meaning "a threshold"[1]) is a psychological, neurological, or metaphysical subjective state, conscious or unconscious, of being on the "threshold" of or between two different existential planes, as defined in neurological psychology (a "liminal state") and in the anthropological theories of ritual by such writers as Arnold van Gennep and Victor Turner.[2]

As developed by van Gennep (and later Turner), the term is used to “refer to in-between situations and conditions that are characterized by the dislocation of established structures, the reversal of hierarchies, and uncertainty regarding the continuity of tradition and future outcomes”.[3] Although initially developed as a means to analyze the middle stage in ritual passages, it is “now considered by some to be a master concept in the social and political sciences writ large”.[4] In this sense, it is very useful when studying “events or situations that involve the dissolution of order, but which are also formative of institutions and structures.”[5]

The term has passed into broad popular usage, and arguably at least 'the very wide extension of the notion of liminality had the unfortunate consequence of undermining its initial power'.[6] As an anthropological concept, liminality can be applied to “a variety of concrete problems of transformation in the historical, social, and political world”.[7] It is particularly useful as a tool for analyzing both contemporary events and problems, and for analyzing and comparing various historical periods.[8]