This piece is composed of desert landscape scenery with a few clocks melting over the landscape. One is hung over a dead tree branch, another is draped over what appears to be a portion of a human face that is rising out of the ground, and a pocket watch is sitting on a ledge beside the tree, covered in ants. In the background of the piece there appears to be a metallic looking lake with a rocky hill rising out of the water.
This piece is extremely surreal. There is no real discernable meaning behind Dali’s work. One could suggest that Dali simply wanted to portray something that was entirely private to his subconscious. In all honesty, the only one who could explain the purpose of the items in the piece is Dali himself. This makes sense because Dali’s art movement intended to capture the subconscious in a psychodynamic way without expressing or picturing anything in particular. Where the appeal in this piece comes from is in its strangeness. The way Dali