Alien: Front above view of HR Giger's Space Jockey chair and telescope references Salvador Dali's "Mae West's Face which May be Used as a Surrealist Apartment," (1934-1935)

leading from

Alien: Unlocking the design of the Space Jockey
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Salvador Dali

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salvador Dali's "Mae West's Face which May be Used as a Surrealist Apartment,"  (1934-1935)

 

Space Jockey on the set with near enough a mouth shaped telescope end.

Dali's "Mae West's Face which May be Used as a Surrealist Apartment, " (1934-1935) and comparison with Giger's Space Jockey telescope and back of seat. 

The NECA toy model was used in the photo of the telescope and back of the chair. 

It's fairly near enough to the actual full size sculpture in the Alien movie. 

Upper front view of NECA Space Jockey model