The Invisible Realm's Formation 1 (2023, Archival Pigment Print) is a surreal encounter between mid-century futurism and otherworldly vision. A lone figure, dressed in a retro-futuristic yellow suit and topped with a sculptural, space-age hat, stands against a vast desert landscape of rocky mesas and distant mountains. Above, a saucer-like UFO hovers beneath a monumental cloud formation, the scene balanced between awe, mystery, and cinematic spectacle.

The work evokes the aesthetics of vintage science fiction, blending nostalgia with the uncanny. The desert setting, with its barren expanses and monumental skies, underscores both isolation and possibility—an arena for cosmic encounters. The figure, seen from behind, becomes a proxy for the viewer, caught in a moment of sublime confrontation with the unknown.

Formation 1 continues The Invisible Realm’s exploration of altered memory and imagined futures, where reality blurs with invention. By merging the visual language of retro sci-fi with painterly surrealism, the work suggests that the future—like memory—is always a construction: layered, theatrical, and infused with wonder.