Surrealism is not a new means of expression, nor a simpler one, nor even a metaphysic of poetry. It is a means of total liberation of the mind and of everything resembling it.
—Andre Breton, Surrealist tract, 1925
Is there a way out?
(searching for) a lost oar
Question Mark Harris, Answer Michelle Tennison (2016)
When am I no longer me?
The light fades to this point, the snakes come out
Question Harry Hudson, Answer Michelle Tennison (2004)
Cupboards left open bring good luck.
Pluck a hair from a neighing horse: good luck.
When passing a police station, sneeze loudly to avoid misfortune.
–Benjamin Peret
NEW SUPERSTITIONS from Surrealist Games
When I ask him these questions and he answers, I haven’t got the faintest idea what he’s going to say, and what he says astounds me with his wisdom. It is so much more than I know.
–Edgar Bergen, ventriloquist
— Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes
We lay no claim to changing anything in men’s errors but we intend to show them the fragility of their thoughts, and on what shifting foundations, what hollow ground they have built their shaking houses.
— Surrealist tract 1925
Where am I? Who am I? How did I come to be here? What is this thing called the world? How did I come into the world? Why was I not consulted? And if I am compelled to take part in it, where is the director? I want to see him.
Soren Kierkegaard
A Lit Jellyfish 