The Martian Chronicles Episode V (2025) Digital Arts by Alexander Galyatsky

The Martian Chronicles series is a visual exploration of the mysterious nature of Mars as a symbol that unites science, mysticism and fantasy.
Inspired by centuries of cultural and scientific interest in the Red Planet, the series immerses the viewer in a world where reality intertwines with fiction, and the familiar becomes alien and mysterious.
Mars here is not just a space object, but the embodiment of the unknown, a place where human hopes, fears and questions about the existence of other forms of life converge, it is simultaneously close and distant, understandable and incomprehensible, attractive and frightening.
You will feel the cold beauty of the Martian landscapes, the ghostly traces of possible civilizations and the fragility of human presence in this alien world.
Each work is a visual metaphor, inviting the viewer to think about eternal questions: what is hidden in space, what is our place in the Universe and what awaits humanity beyond Earth.

This series is an attempt to visualize the collective unconscious that has linked Mars with the dreams, fears, and hopes of humanity for centuries. To some extent, it becomes a bridge between reality and imagination, between science and art, between Earth and the distant but so attractive world of the Red Planet, and at the same time a reminder of the fragility of human existence on the scale of the Universe.

Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the seventh largest in the Solar System. Along with Mercury, Venus, and Earth, it belongs to the family of terrestrial planets. It is named after Mars, the ancient Roman god of war, corresponding to the ancient Greek Ares. Because of the reddish hue of the surface, given to it by the mineral maghemite - γ-iron oxide, Mars is called the Red Planet.