liminal space in outer space by surrealist artist gleeson gleeson\'s themes generally delved into the subconscious using literary, mythological or religious subject matter. he was particularly interested in jung\'s archetypes of the collective unconscious. in keeping with the freudian principles of surrealism these grotesque, nightmarish compositions symbolise the inner workings of the human mind. called \'psychoscapes\' by the artist, they show liquid, solid and air coming together and directly allude to the interface between the conscious, subconscious and unconscious mind. gleeson\'s later works incorporate the human form less and less in its entirety. the human form was then represented in his landscapes by suggestions, an arm, a hand or merely an eye.