Placing unrelated objects together to create a "poetic spark" or dreamlike scenario. Salvador Dalí , René Magritte 3. Significant Figures
Famous for rayographs (cameraless photography) and associated with both New York, USA Dada and Paris, France Surrealism. A Companion to Dada and Surrealism
Formally launched by André Breton 's Surrealist Manifesto , this movement sought to reunite the conscious and unconscious realms to create a "surreality" . Heavily influenced by Sigmund Freud 's psychoanalysis, it focused on dreams, desire, and the irrational. 2. Key Techniques and Themes Placing unrelated objects together to create a "poetic