Flowers are key. Check out this surreal bouquet of carnations that Dalí created in 1972. Keys are present in many of Dalí’s works. The key symbolizes unlocking the unconscious and exploring the mind. It is also a symbol adapted from Sigmund Freud, and has sexual connotations. 🎨: Carnation [+ keys], Salvador Dalí, Collection of The Dalí Museum, St Petersburg, FL (USA) 2018; © Salvador Dalí, Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí.