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Liminal Space and the Transitory

Artist Statement

“Liminal space is defined as the feeling of being in a transitional space, at the threshold of the beginning and the end. Liminality can feel both comforting and disorienting, after all, you’re not meant to stay within this dimension.

“My life has felt like a constant in-between. I focused on finishing high school, then I was focused on transferring out from community college, now I’m focused on graduating and starting graduate school, and from there it’s expected I’ll focus on finding a job.

“I have never stopped to rest or enjoy the time I have currently. Through centering my practice in sitting in the liminality, this is my attempt at enjoying the present and reflecting on the moments that have brought me peace, sadness, and even anger. In this show, there are large relief prints as well as screen prints and Polaroid photos, both taken and reclaimed. The pieces are meant to take you through a journey, it’s best to try to enjoy it.”

—Sage Stanley

gate keeping piece by Sage Stanley
  • Sage Stanley
  • Gate Keeping, 2020
  • Woodcut relief on BFK Rives Paper
  • 20 x 26 inches
 tracks leading to the bottom of my grandma's desk by Sage Stanley
  • Sage Stanley
  • Tracks Leading to the Bottom of My Grandma's Desk, 2021
  • Spectra QPS Polaroid photo
  • 4 x 4 inches
 road closed by Sage Stanley
  • Sage Stanley
  • Road Closed, 2020
  • Woodcut relief on BFK Rives Paper
  • 18 x 25 inches
 which way is in - which way is out by Sage Stanley
  • Sage Stanley
  • Which Way is In - Which Way is Out, 2018
  • Fujifilm Instax Mini Polaroid photos
  • Each, 2.13 x 3.39 inches
 slowly fade away by Sage Stanley
  • Sage Stanley
  • Slowly Fading Away, 2021
  • Linocut relief on Kinwashi Paper
  • 20 x 26 inches
 big blue by Sage Stanley
  • Sage Stanley
  • Big Blue, 2018
  • Fujifilm Instax Mini Polaroid photo
  • 2.13 x 3.39 inches
 counter transference by Sage Stanley
  • Sage Stanley
  • Counter Transference, 2020
  • Silkscreen on BFK Rives Paper
  • 10 x 10 inches
 peer from the shades by sage stanley
  • Sage Stanley
  • Peer from the Shades, 2017
  • Fujifilm Instax Mini Polaroid photo
  • 2.13 x 3.39 inches
 leashes by sage stanley
  • Sage Stanley
  • Leashes, 2020
  • Silkscreen on Arches 88 Paper
  • 11 x 14 inches
 Mikasa Park Gate Intersection by Sage Stanley
  • Sage Stanley
  • Mikasa Park Gate Intersection, 2018
  • Fujifilm Instax Mini Polaroid photo
  • 2.13 x 3.39 inches
 reset by sage stanley
  • Sage Stanley
  • Reset, 2020
  • Silkscreen on Arches 88 Paper
  • 14 x 16 inches
 Waiting for the Train by Sage Stanley
  • Sage Stanley
  • Waiting for the Train, 2017
  • Fujifilm Instax Mini Polaroid photo
  • 2.13 x 3.39 inches
 Breathe, You're on Your Way Out by Sage Stanley
  • Sage Stanley
  • Breathe, You're on Your Way Out, 2021
  • Spectra QPS Polaroid photo
  • 4 x 4 inches