Emma KI've been recently obsessing over liminal spaces and the eerie feeling they evoke. I noticed that much of the art appeals to American nostalgia because it depicts images from a typical American childhood-- pre-fab suburbia, lingering 80s architechture, shopping malls, Chuck e cheese style birthdays, etc. As a person who grew up partially in Russia, I found myself unable to relate to many of the images I saw. Thus, I decided to compile images of specifically Russian and post-Soviet liminal spaces, which eventually turned into this video project.
Images were found using Tumblr, Twitter, Pinterest, and Google Images. Images were edited by me using Windows photo editor (messed around with the color/tone settings), MS Paint, and Paint Tool Sai. Audio was pitched down and given reverb using Audacity. Final product was edited in Windows Video Editor and Openshot.
Hello Solar Sands viewers, welcome :) and hello TikTok people as well! Most Russian dreamcore/liminal space videos on there use my video as a source. Special shout-out to @dream.core
Лиминальные Пространства России / / Russian Liminal SpacesEmma K2020-04-30 | I've been recently obsessing over liminal spaces and the eerie feeling they evoke. I noticed that much of the art appeals to American nostalgia because it depicts images from a typical American childhood-- pre-fab suburbia, lingering 80s architechture, shopping malls, Chuck e cheese style birthdays, etc. As a person who grew up partially in Russia, I found myself unable to relate to many of the images I saw. Thus, I decided to compile images of specifically Russian and post-Soviet liminal spaces, which eventually turned into this video project.
Images were found using Tumblr, Twitter, Pinterest, and Google Images. Images were edited by me using Windows photo editor (messed around with the color/tone settings), MS Paint, and Paint Tool Sai. Audio was pitched down and given reverb using Audacity. Final product was edited in Windows Video Editor and Openshot.
Hello Solar Sands viewers, welcome :) and hello TikTok people as well! Most Russian dreamcore/liminal space videos on there use my video as a source. Special shout-out to @dream.core
If you've scrolled this far, congratulations! You've made it to the bonus images that didn't make the final cut: imgur.com/a/OXWvlfLMy Favorite No Context TiktoksEmma K2020-12-15 | ...Feeding time! (warning: snake)Emma K2020-09-25 | ...arthritis.movEmma K2020-08-10 | Got an S-rank on electric sister bitch some time ago, thought i'd upload
skin is oo2jam i thinkЯ Спросил У Ясеня (замедленный)/ I Asked The Ash Tree (Pitched and Slowed Down) [TikTok]Emma K2020-07-17 | As requested, I have uploaded the full version of this pitched down and slowed version of "Я Спросил У Ясеня"
Feel free to use this in your videos, just link it here!
The background video is footage from the Soviet rom-com "The Irony of Fate", specifically from the beginning right after the animation and credits youtu.be/lVpmZnRIMKs
Lyrics/Слова: Я спросил у ясеня: 'Где моя любимая?' Ясень не ответил мне, качая головой. Я спросил у тополя: 'Где моя любимая?' Тополь забросал меня осеннею листвой. Я спросил у осени: 'Где моя любимая?' Осень мне ответила проливным дождём. У дождя я спрашивал: 'Где моя любимая?' Долго дождик слёзы лил за моим окном. Я спросил у месяца: 'Где моя любимая?' Месяц скрылся в облаке, не ответив мне. Я спросил у облака: 'Где моя любимая?' Облако расстаяло в небесной тишине. 'Друг ты мой единственный, где моя любимая. Ты скажи где скрылася. Знаешь, где она?' Друг ответил преданно, друг ответил искренне: 'Была тебе любимая, была тебе любимая, была тебе любимая, а стала мне жена'.I mixed the Arthur theme song with Cheerleader by OmiEmma K2020-07-15 | I mixed the Arthur theme song with Cheerleader please don't dmca me i own nothingGomputer Game Lets PlayEmma K2020-04-16 | Was messing around with net.art when I found Form Art, and, subsequently, Gomputer Game.
Russian artist Alexei Shulgin’s Form Art (1997), which used HTML buttons and boxes as the raw material for monochromatic compositions, is at first glance a purely formal study of certain aspects of HTML. But it was also absurd: Form Art transformed the most bureaucratic, functional, and unloved aspects of the web into aesthetic, ludic elements. (from anthology.rhizome.org/form-art)More Edmund TracksEmma K2020-03-13 | 0:00 After the Dark 2:25 Hard To Believe 4:12 Leave this City 6:33 Running Jump 10:17 Thoughts of Flight 14:20 The Control (Remix)
Edmund is an electro/indie/pop Band from the UK produced by Rififi records. One of its members, Arthur Darvill, is known for his role as Rory Williams in the British science fiction television program Doctor Who.
Additional information: "Be not rash, Edmund, " the monarch said, "you have but a handful of men, and I should grieve indeed did aught of harm befall you. If you can fall upon small parties of plunderers and destroy them you will do good service, not only by compelling them to keep together but by raising the spirits of the Saxon. "You shall hear of us soon, I promise you, " Edmund replied, "and I trust that the news will be good."Edmund - Well Done You [Indie Rock]Emma K2020-03-13 | Reuploaded with better quality and the correct song order. Here's more of their songs: youtu.be/C6pcZ9fq6s4
0:00 I Am The Chancer 3:50 Maps + Charts 7:40 The Control 11:45 Track 4 14:14 Missing Out 17:28 Breaking Into Houses
Edmund is an electro/indie/pop Band from the UK produced by Rififi records. One of its members, Arthur Darvill, is known for his role as Rory Williams in the British science fiction television program Doctor Who.
"Be not rash, Edmund, " the monarch said, "you have but a handful of men, and I should grieve indeed did aught of harm befall you. If you can fall upon small parties of plunderers and destroy them you will do good service, not only by compelling them to keep together but by raising the spirits of the Saxon. "You shall hear of us soon, I promise you, " Edmund replied, "and I trust that the news will be good."Insane Moira Team KillEmma K2020-03-08 | :^)An Argument for Project-Based Education (Getting Schooled in America Final Project)Emma K2019-12-16 | ...GEM Audio PSAEmma K2019-12-11 | For Science of Behavior Change[Nightcore] Tears for Fears - Mothers TalkEmma K2019-05-21 | My roommate and I created this on our last day of sophomore year in college. Tears for Fears defined sophomore year for several of us, so this had to be created as an expression of our musical taste and sense of humor.
I own nothing. Credit to the artist!Quick Tour of the Inside of a CD JukeboxEmma K2018-07-20 | Reminded me of the one briefly shown in Akira(osu!mania) Ne! Ko! [Advanced Neko] 96% Full ComboEmma K2018-03-07 | I'm gonna break my keyboard one day(osu!mania) Seiryu - Critical Crystal [Hyper] 94% PASS (617x) 51ppEmma K2018-02-19 | The first half of this is what makes this play my best performance pp-wiseIts in your shit! (Song)Emma K2018-01-26 | A song about the gut microbiomeI made a burger game in Processing (Java)Emma K2017-12-11 | Taking naming ideas if you guys can think of any code: http://ge.tt/7g0ooSA3Renard - PIZZZZZZZZ [NiNos Insanse] 97.47% (FC)Emma K2017-06-28 | you a stupid ho, you a you a stupid hoWSCH Super Smash Bros Tournament PromoEmma K2017-06-27 | Some friends and I organized a Smash Bros tourney in our high school. Here's a video I made for a promo to play on the announcements. Narration provided by lazerlord10.Google Home/Amazon Echo Easter Egg!Emma K2017-05-21 | For any licensing requests please contact licensing@break.comCrazy Angels ThesisEmma K2017-04-08 | shonen yo, shinwa ni nareOsu Desync?Emma K2017-03-21 | I tried to record a replay with fraps, but somehow it desynced Osu and just went completely haywire and then just crashed. I got a full combo on this map (S rank 96.75%) but fraps just wasn't having it.Worst Osu Skin Ive Ever SeenEmma K2017-03-21 | https://osu.ppy.sh/forum/t/5286Guitar playingEmma K2016-11-19 | Wir sind nummer einsMy new amp sounds pretty coolEmma K2016-10-07 | ...Binky discovers musicEmma K2016-07-30 | ...Super Cheese Brothers 4Emma K2016-03-06 | ting tang walla-walla bing BANG
and yes, the both the clips with the Kirby are from the same game. Dude just never learned...
Same with the Little Mac clips. Gimping is fun.When you make the comebackEmma K2016-02-08 | ...Melee black hole glitch replicated at gaming clubEmma K2016-02-06 | ...Killing Bayonetta in 8 secondsEmma K2016-02-05 | ...Zero to death with IkeEmma K2016-02-04 | Fighting for my friendsParanoid Android by the State High Rock EnsembleEmma K2016-01-23 | The State College Area High School rock ensemble performs "Paranoid Android" by Radiohead. January 22nd, 2016.Duck HuntingEmma K2015-12-17 | ...More duck huntingEmma K2015-12-17 | ...THON Concert 11/28/15 (Different song)Emma K2015-11-29 | PARTICIPANTS INCLUDE EVAN SZASZKO, JESSE PINKMAN, AND DIJON MUSTARDTHON Concert 11/28/15Emma K2015-11-29 | PARTICIPANTS INCLUDE EVAN SZASZKO, JESSE PINKMAN, AND DIJON MUSTARDFishy edgeguardingEmma K2015-11-28 | :^)Meals on WheelsEmma K2015-11-08 | Aka Mr. PechtoldState College Area High School food fight (pt 2)Emma K2015-11-08 | May 13, 2015- like 3 people threw mashed potatoes/gravyState College Area High School food fight (pt. 1)Emma K2015-11-08 | May 13, 2015- like 3 people threw mashed potatoes/gravyThe Jab JoustEmma K2015-10-23 | When two Samuses battle for dominance12%Emma K2015-10-16 | Sakurai plsMFW people say Samus sucksEmma K2015-10-11 | ...Nintendo Gamecube IntroEmma K2015-08-22 | This is the intro video for the Nintendo Gamecube, released in 2001.Knopka in the apartmentEmma K2015-08-04 | ...Cat barf 2010Emma K2015-08-04 | I'd like to thank all 446 people who watched this video of my car barfing. RIP Knopa, you are missed!Grizzly Bear (with an interesting ending)Emma K2015-07-31 | My cousin is funny lolHOLY FUCKEmma K2015-07-22 | PRAISE RNGESUSMonday EveningEmma K2015-07-21 | My phone decided to make a slideshow automatically with pictures I took