https://clarahermanns.com Clara Hermanns Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:40:21 +0000 https://clarahermanns.com en https://clarahermanns.com/Header-copy-copy-copy Fri, 21 Nov 2025 11:27:00 +0000 Clara Hermanns https://clarahermanns.com/Header-copy-copy-copy A LIMINAL PUBLICATION Individual/Group ProjectAutumn 2023 Understanding the visual culture of liminality through a printed publication and an audio composition. https://clarahermanns.com/Untitled-Page-copy Fri, 21 Nov 2025 11:27:07 +0000 Clara Hermanns https://clarahermanns.com/Untitled-Page-copy https://clarahermanns.com/Untitled-Page-12 Fri, 21 Nov 2025 11:30:54 +0000 Clara Hermanns https://clarahermanns.com/Untitled-Page-12 My exploration into liminality started with a curiosity for the widespread liminal space meme. <img width="768" height="1024" width_o="768" height_o="1024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/77889fc774d695178030dbe8b4f93872cc4dc96e1ca541c2f6a656395c72ff05/completely-empty-mall-thats-still-cleaned-and-open-v0-azfn63s7yowd1-Medium.jpeg" data-mid="240933038" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/768/i/77889fc774d695178030dbe8b4f93872cc4dc96e1ca541c2f6a656395c72ff05/completely-empty-mall-thats-still-cleaned-and-open-v0-azfn63s7yowd1-Medium.jpeg" /> Posted on r/LiminalSpace by u/succinctshadow <img width="768" height="1024" width_o="768" height_o="1024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/84cea3b4035420641477a5059b950d047ffaf16881bffe2984afa50cfb5a5733/my-old-neighborhood-playground-at-night-time-v0-regy7zwnflye1-Medium.jpeg" data-mid="240933039" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/768/i/84cea3b4035420641477a5059b950d047ffaf16881bffe2984afa50cfb5a5733/my-old-neighborhood-playground-at-night-time-v0-regy7zwnflye1-Medium.jpeg" /> Posted on r/LiminalSpace by u/Optical_sapphire <img width="768" height="1024" width_o="768" height_o="1024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ad77164377080e88a9733018e44d7f43207fec8016e08a20b19474653d528282/its-so-empty-where-i-live-grass-only-v0-3agb5yfhcihe1-Medium.jpeg" data-mid="240933040" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/768/i/ad77164377080e88a9733018e44d7f43207fec8016e08a20b19474653d528282/its-so-empty-where-i-live-grass-only-v0-3agb5yfhcihe1-Medium.jpeg" /> Posted on r/LiminalSpace by u/Debilk1 <img width="1366" height="768" width_o="1366" height_o="768" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4db4d4ae87d7e5d0de37a7532d643f29b2d50e32ea02bdfa63be1bff5b528da9/c0gdplkneax61-Medium.jpeg" data-mid="240933037" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4db4d4ae87d7e5d0de37a7532d643f29b2d50e32ea02bdfa63be1bff5b528da9/c0gdplkneax61-Medium.jpeg" /> Posted on r/LiminalSpace by u/dascomment Images depicting a variety of eerie and nostalgic spaces, but universally agreed to capture a similar liminal feeling by complete strangers on the internet.&nbsp; In my research to understand what made this liminal sensation was, I came acorss two overlapping explanations.&nbsp; SOURCE 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSMq_uBApvQ “The core of liminality is the exploration of context, visiting a place outside of its pre-designed context. Experiencing reality in a new context, whether that be the conditions, emptiness of place or altering reality itself. These spaces show the power of context. A truly insignificant place can be wildly different with a simple change of perspective.” - Polygon Donut SOURCE 2“Non-places: Introduction to an Anthropology of Supermodernity” Marc Augé 1992 “The space of a nonplace creates neither singular identity nor relations; only solitude, and similitude.” (Augé 103) Our contextual relationship to spaces of supermodernity derive from the function that they play. A hospital, school or highway are not places we visit to visit the place themselves. Rather, we visit them for the function they serve. These places in a new context, such as a school after hours or an abandoned mall, stands out as abnormal and questions why we are there if not for the intended function. To capture this liminal feeling, I created liminal space images of my own based on my research. Leaning into the distortion of early AI image generation technology, I extended images from&nbsp; “de Architect” magazine, leaning into the alienating effect of modern architecture which Marc Augé recognized.&nbsp; Images from de Architect AI Extended Images <img width="1024" height="768" width_o="1024" height_o="768" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c543bb3040b56e694b60cf5650e9015df3b0f936d7d10193bb174b0da19caf80/20231002_122111-Medium.jpg" data-mid="241310031" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c543bb3040b56e694b60cf5650e9015df3b0f936d7d10193bb174b0da19caf80/20231002_122111-Medium.jpg" /> <img width="1214" height="768" width_o="1214" height_o="768" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a2a6bb72d8ecbbefaf68c26c4fd1a7bce5c4b908e15fec3288b1749fa9e37bc8/liminal2-Medium.png" data-mid="241310032" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a2a6bb72d8ecbbefaf68c26c4fd1a7bce5c4b908e15fec3288b1749fa9e37bc8/liminal2-Medium.png" /> <img width="768" height="1024" width_o="768" height_o="1024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d95bcf251e2d9e648aa239a9757b26275a1f90a052f5e30d7f8b72a6b16dd993/20231002_134126-Medium.jpg" data-mid="241310034" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/768/i/d95bcf251e2d9e648aa239a9757b26275a1f90a052f5e30d7f8b72a6b16dd993/20231002_134126-Medium.jpg" /> <img width="1072" height="768" width_o="1072" height_o="768" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5084201fd3e434c54954666e51301846250b43fd792fb9e57bf116a5305c9339/liminal3-Medium.png" data-mid="241310035" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5084201fd3e434c54954666e51301846250b43fd792fb9e57bf116a5305c9339/liminal3-Medium.png" /> <img width="1024" height="768" width_o="1024" height_o="768" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6ac9aad16deedd39c375317b44d257fcdc6e42a7cb8315d45aa90dd26631bc21/20231002_122447-Medium.jpg" data-mid="241310046" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6ac9aad16deedd39c375317b44d257fcdc6e42a7cb8315d45aa90dd26631bc21/20231002_122447-Medium.jpg" /> <img width="1161" height="768" width_o="1161" height_o="768" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a524fde44d34e60d4d82b72d83ec102a4c8c78e57230f87fce906f2cda5edbde/liminal4-Medium.png" data-mid="241310047" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a524fde44d34e60d4d82b72d83ec102a4c8c78e57230f87fce906f2cda5edbde/liminal4-Medium.png" /> <img width="1178" height="768" width_o="1178" height_o="768" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3ad7513003455e12212ef222fbaaf18bd0092f804533a7fa736e7d2a686e046e/20230913_1354102-Medium-Medium.png" data-mid="241310189" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3ad7513003455e12212ef222fbaaf18bd0092f804533a7fa736e7d2a686e046e/20230913_1354102-Medium-Medium.png" /> <img width="1366" height="669" width_o="1366" height_o="669" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d9bb73afdea01deb10f2d8fea321b8f5dad9417bf2a12a07f83449f4f32b6405/Liminal1-final-building-Medium.png" data-mid="241310145" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d9bb73afdea01deb10f2d8fea321b8f5dad9417bf2a12a07f83449f4f32b6405/Liminal1-final-building-Medium.png" /> <img width="2258" height="2961" width_o="2258" height_o="2961" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/74fe62ba3f45ffc55e7653d19ed0606ab26dddbe9bdce2b192a010964de2a98e/20230913_1352362.jpg" data-mid="241310289" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/74fe62ba3f45ffc55e7653d19ed0606ab26dddbe9bdce2b192a010964de2a98e/20230913_1352362.jpg" /> <img width="1076" height="768" width_o="1076" height_o="768" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4e13771a2a64395cff7a523ba39f590a23abb2b808f83a6bb5b754e96cf114ba/liminal6-Medium.png" data-mid="241310292" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4e13771a2a64395cff7a523ba39f590a23abb2b808f83a6bb5b754e96cf114ba/liminal6-Medium.png" /> Many of the original images I translated into night scenes, exploring the temporal relationship modern space hold. Inspired by the children’s book “Nachts” by Wolf Erlbruch by I created a surreal narrative following the images, imagining an existential nighttime walk through these desolate scences.&nbsp; https://clarahermanns.com/Untitled-Page-13 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:40:21 +0000 Clara Hermanns https://clarahermanns.com/Untitled-Page-13 <img src="text1.png" alt="Text page 1" class="text-image"> <img src="image1.jpg" alt="Image 1" class="flash-img"> <img src="text2.png" alt="Text page 2" class="text-image"> <img src="image2.jpg" alt="Image 2" class="flash-img"> <img src="text3.png" alt="Text page 3" class="text-image"> <img src="image3.jpg" alt="Image 3" class="flash-img"> <img src="text4.png" alt="Text page 4" class="text-image"> <img src="image4.jpg" alt="Image 4" class="flash-img"> <img src="text5.png" alt="Text page 5" class="text-image"> <img src="image5.jpg" alt="Image 5" class="flash-img"> <img src="text6.png" alt="Text page 6" class="text-image"> <img src="image6.jpg" alt="Image 6" class="flash-img"> <img src="text7.png" alt="Text page 7" class="text-image"> <img src="image7.jpg" alt="Image 7" class="flash-img"> <img src="text8.png" alt="Text page 8" class="text-image"> <img src="image8.jpg" alt="Image 8" class="flash-img"> ← Prev 1 / 8 Next → 3) JavaScript — paste into Design → Custom Code → Footer Code (Cargo 2 footer JS) Paste the whole https://clarahermanns.com/Header-copy-copy Wed, 19 Nov 2025 10:22:33 +0000 Clara Hermanns https://clarahermanns.com/Header-copy-copy AN AALTO APARTMENT Individual ProjectDecember 2020 Designing an apartment inspired by Alvar Aalto.&nbsp; https://clarahermanns.com/Untitled-Page-10 Wed, 19 Nov 2025 10:25:22 +0000 Clara Hermanns https://clarahermanns.com/Untitled-Page-10 https://clarahermanns.com/Untitled-Page-11 Wed, 19 Nov 2025 10:28:32 +0000 Clara Hermanns https://clarahermanns.com/Untitled-Page-11 In this design for a penthouse apartment in the Lee Tower, I was inspired by the Finnish designer, Alvar Aalto. During my research I found two contrasting styles in his designs. Public Style <img width="1152" height="768" width_o="1152" height_o="768" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0eea2da16cdc4dce7c765e6dce59020f57793d82359d864b1f8de5da9ee16192/stringio-Medium.jpg" data-mid="240833358" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0eea2da16cdc4dce7c765e6dce59020f57793d82359d864b1f8de5da9ee16192/stringio-Medium.jpg" /> Riola Parish Church Image by Franco Di Ca pua Characterized by vast spaces with high cielings, and exposed curved structural elements, Aalto´s public style is play on form and light. Smooth white plaster is&nbsp; broken up by warmer wooden details. An example of this is his 1978 Riola Parish Church. Private Style Aalto’s domestic style is warmer and more intimate. Rooms are divided by functions, but following his “gesamtkunstwerk” approach, created unity in their details and material. Throughout his career he experimented with wood bending techniques and utilized timber to create a warmer atmosphere. The Maison Louis Carré, which he designed in 1959 for an art collector, employs a series of separation walls to seclude the domestic life of the family from the “puclic” areas where clients would often visit. In this way he created two distinct areas in the house.&nbsp; <img width="803" height="578" width_o="803" height_o="578" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/847c6f5a6280a5429e07e5e9ba1c159aabfaf97e72e55cdf463ea7a197e5c18f/807.jpg" data-mid="240834911" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/803/i/847c6f5a6280a5429e07e5e9ba1c159aabfaf97e72e55cdf463ea7a197e5c18f/807.jpg" />Interior of La Maison Louis Carré Image from the Maison Louis Carré Foundation <img width="485" height="485" width_o="485" height_o="485" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2230d0d0fb2fee46dc7f431a476e0fba038dffd43bbcd43c1561709a1b863484/b.jpg" data-mid="240834910" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/485/i/2230d0d0fb2fee46dc7f431a476e0fba038dffd43bbcd43c1561709a1b863484/b.jpg" /> Highlighted interior walls Original image from the Maison Louis Carré Foundation In my design, I was inspired by the Maison Louis Carré to create a dualistic home, where Aalto’s private and public interiors could merge under one roof. Using similar dividing walls, I created this seperation. <img width="1353" height="945" width_o="1353" height_o="945" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9c213cd7b71d124867568ba85a34bf05391559b018d1b1d63feeee5695a9cbe0/PLAN-2ndfloor.png" data-mid="240835233" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9c213cd7b71d124867568ba85a34bf05391559b018d1b1d63feeee5695a9cbe0/PLAN-2ndfloor.png" /> <img width="1024" height="768" width_o="1024" height_o="768" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bcaa08069c9d4c29ae6c63fda5b600009a46a8822a8ec10e743a39feaa797a29/IMG_20201217_004954png-Medium.png" data-mid="240835081" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bcaa08069c9d4c29ae6c63fda5b600009a46a8822a8ec10e743a39feaa797a29/IMG_20201217_004954png-Medium.png" /> <img width="1024" height="768" width_o="1024" height_o="768" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fbb877649d0248d43f5ce3d84c23aff4128c144390f79554cddaae30b8618883/IMG_20201217_003817-Medium.png" data-mid="240837213" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fbb877649d0248d43f5ce3d84c23aff4128c144390f79554cddaae30b8618883/IMG_20201217_003817-Medium.png" /> <img width="1024" height="768" width_o="1024" height_o="768" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1a971e08cd7a7f8a6e8e5f43b40551fc6daee5de6e1c5f242d6cb3de2928ff8d/IMG_20201217_004417-Mediumedit.png" data-mid="240879708" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1a971e08cd7a7f8a6e8e5f43b40551fc6daee5de6e1c5f242d6cb3de2928ff8d/IMG_20201217_004417-Mediumedit.png" /> Featuring a multi-leveled room, with plenty of seating on the oversized steps, this space could be used for a variety of parties, exhibitons or performaces.&nbsp; <img width="1294" height="806" width_o="1294" height_o="806" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/05427545fdb54c6efbeb2c41ac2e7d2d49c16ed0fceb340f4c794c01da85a7e4/section-1.png" data-mid="240838923" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/05427545fdb54c6efbeb2c41ac2e7d2d49c16ed0fceb340f4c794c01da85a7e4/section-1.png" /> Taking the stairs or the hallways reveals a whole other space.&nbsp; <img width="1024" height="768" width_o="1024" height_o="768" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/43656eaeceac468c16d6379bad497ec18f30ce7512e36c3a887e90dd6bcb3784/IMG_20201216_175005edit-Medium.png" data-mid="240890196" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/43656eaeceac468c16d6379bad497ec18f30ce7512e36c3a887e90dd6bcb3784/IMG_20201216_175005edit-Medium.png" /> <img width="768" height="1024" width_o="768" height_o="1024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ec4e9626f51c4120f3ffc1b0076e98bbbe1f59d3a8b79ab0543d3496d7ac20df/IMG_20201217_005324edit-Medium.png" data-mid="240890194" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/768/i/ec4e9626f51c4120f3ffc1b0076e98bbbe1f59d3a8b79ab0543d3496d7ac20df/IMG_20201217_005324edit-Medium.png" /> <img width="1024" height="768" width_o="1024" height_o="768" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7f9d59c408e40d976d67815e7325b8d4b32634ac2df2029fe9fa6b2da8e79ce0/IMG_20201217_003413rotateedit-Mediumedit.png" data-mid="240890404" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7f9d59c408e40d976d67815e7325b8d4b32634ac2df2029fe9fa6b2da8e79ce0/IMG_20201217_003413rotateedit-Mediumedit.png" /> Divided into rooms by warm wooden panels, this area provides comfort and intimacy.&nbsp; <img width="1024" height="768" width_o="1024" height_o="768" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c306c55799611015fcc867578b1bad56313e5962898714f4b6347f6b8ec12bd7/IMG_20201217_004139_1editeditedit-Medium.png" data-mid="240891740" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c306c55799611015fcc867578b1bad56313e5962898714f4b6347f6b8ec12bd7/IMG_20201217_004139_1editeditedit-Medium.png" /> <img width="956" height="768" width_o="956" height_o="768" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b7b109336ea6bf92b3fdab4c008f239db88a71a62e46e986b18416887508fc00/IMG_20201217_004640-Medium.png" data-mid="240890195" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/956/i/b7b109336ea6bf92b3fdab4c008f239db88a71a62e46e986b18416887508fc00/IMG_20201217_004640-Medium.png" /> In this way, the two archetypical styles of Alvar Aalto were united in one apartment.&nbsp; <img width="1365" height="768" width_o="1365" height_o="768" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fe87b829da92ffb6b9fa62b0801d59a22156fd0e01795b80fb5dfc2d61483991/IMG_20201217_004254edit-Medium.png" data-mid="240893593" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fe87b829da92ffb6b9fa62b0801d59a22156fd0e01795b80fb5dfc2d61483991/IMG_20201217_004254edit-Medium.png" /> https://clarahermanns.com/Header-copy-copy Tue, 18 Nov 2025 12:56:45 +0000 Clara Hermanns https://clarahermanns.com/Header-copy-copy AN UNDERGROUND CLUB Individual ProjectJune 2021 A nightlife venue for everyone to find their space. https://clarahermanns.com/Untitled-Page-8 Tue, 18 Nov 2025 13:01:03 +0000 Clara Hermanns https://clarahermanns.com/Untitled-Page-8 https://clarahermanns.com/Untitled-Page-9 Tue, 18 Nov 2025 13:04:54 +0000 Clara Hermanns https://clarahermanns.com/Untitled-Page-9 Theis club features two distinctive atmospheres; the light and the dark. Two dancefloors, two bars and a variety of seating allows guests to curate their night according to their fluxtuations in energy and desires. &nbsp; THE LIGHT THE DARK <img width="1552" height="411" width_o="1552" height_o="411" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/16fafb598c5137fa620b5fa246994f60c9c905308bc5483859512e4d9ec9e12c/ViewCapture20221017_1528562.png" data-mid="240784188" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/16fafb598c5137fa620b5fa246994f60c9c905308bc5483859512e4d9ec9e12c/ViewCapture20221017_1528562.png" />