lim•i•nal, adj. 1. of or relating to a sensory threshold <liminal research> 2. situated at a sensory threshold: barely perceptible <observation of liminal hues is beset with difficulties> Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.

The Liminal Series 2004-2006, is a single channel digital video installation, 24 min 52 sec long, silent. It is composed of nine short, abstract, digitally generated animations which are inspired by nature’s scales, from the minuteness of subatomic particles to the immensity of an expanding universe. The animations depict white dots and dashes moving against a black ground. These forms dissolve and reappear in complex patterns of indefinite scale. Presented as large DVD projections, the viewer is enveloped in what appears to be simultaneously atomic, cellular, or cosmic structures. Shown in a range of contrasts, at times the imagery is subtle and barely perceptible, calling attention to the experience of perception itself.

The series was also created based on the paradigm of evolution. The animations were made by compressing, expanding, and/or embedding previous ones into future ones. Each successive animation builds upon the visual complexities of its predecessors. I discovered that manipulating information repeatedly over different generations produced distortions, such as irregular time lapses, pixelation, and color artifacts (the introduction of color to what began as a black-and-white work.) As I worked on the series I decided it would end when the next animation was distorted to the point of graphic breakdown.

The Liminal Series (24:52) consists of: “Liminal Prelude” (1:23); “Renewal” (2:32); “Embedded Shifts” (1:25); “Liminal Division” (2:52); “Renewal Shifts” (2:58); “Recession” (2:24); “Dual Divide” (2:52); “Renewal Dissolve” (2:55); “Recession Flares” (2:47)