Dominating the lower left foreground is the head and shoulders of a man in a dark, textured suit and narrow tie. His expression is somber and focused downward as he cups his hands to light a cigarette hanging from his lips. The lighting on his face is dramatic, casting deep shadows around his eyes and cheekbones while highlighting his forehead and nose.
To his right, the scene opens into a stark, bright white void that serves as the ground. In the middle distance, a couple walks away from the viewer toward an unseen horizon. The woman wears a light-colored dress, while the man is in dark clothing; they cast distinct, elongated black shadows on the white surface. This vast negative space isolates the figures, enhancing the dreamlike quality.
The upper portion of the image is filled with a bizarre, psychedelic sky. It features a pattern of thick, wavy black and white stripes that ripple and fold like a topographical map or fluid marble. Within the dark stripes, flecks of white grain resemble distant stars, suggesting a cosmic dimension. Bridging the gap between the white ground and this warped sky is a large, grainy grey structure—possibly a wall or a dimensional rift—that curves inward from the left. The composition relies on the jarring juxtaposition of the mundane human figures against the chaotic, warping reality above them to create an atmosphere of psychological tension.
