Dali's melting clocks

Salvador Dalí’s melting clocks, famously depicted in "The Persistence of Memory," symbolize the fluid and subjective nature of time. They challenge the idea of time as rigid and absolute, suggesting instead that time can feel distorted by perception, emotion, and subconscious experiences. The soft, melting appearance portrays how time often seems to stretch or warp in dreams, aging, or moments of reflection. Dalí’s surrealist imagery invites viewers to reconsider conventional notions of temporality, emphasizing that our experience of time can be flexible and influenced by the mind’s deeper, often irrational, workings.