Desert Moon
“Some nights, the moon feels close enough to touch.”
A giant moon looms impossibly close over a desert landscape where tiny figures gaze upward. Scale collapses as the celestial becomes terrestrial.
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A Window Into Another World
Exploring the intersection of nostalgia, possibility, and the infinite unknown
We have all experienced those moments when the moon seems impossibly large on the horizon—an optical illusion that nevertheless feels more true than reality. This piece takes that feeling and pushes it to its logical extreme. The moon dominates the frame, filling the sky above a sparse desert landscape. Its surface detail is visible to the naked eye—craters, maria, the footprints of ancient impacts. Tiny human figures stand in silhouette, their smallness emphasizing the overwhelming scale of what hangs above them. The color palette draws from vintage desert photography—warm oranges and browns that contrast with the cool gray of the lunar surface. The result feels like a scene from an old western that wandered into a science fiction film.
I wanted to capture that childhood feeling of a moon so big you could fall into it.
“Some nights, the moon feels close enough to touch.”
— TaudalpoiTechnical Approach
The layering technique employed in this piece draws from both traditional photomontage and contemporary digital manipulation. Each element is carefully selected and positioned to create a seamless blend of reality and imagination.
About the Artist
Taudalpoi is a collage artist working at the intersection of nostalgia and speculative fiction. Based between Los Angeles and the outer reaches of imagination, their work has been featured in galleries across North America and in private collections worldwide. Each piece is a portal to alternate timelines where the retro-future became reality.
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