DadaMe Collective

Info:  The following works are attributed to the DadaME Collective:

codraw*.GIF	
corpse*.GIF
poster*.GIF

These images resulted from explorations of image production techniques
discovered or utilized by the Dadaists and Surrealists in the early part of
the century. 

All images with filename codraw*.GIF resulted from the collaboration of
two people.  One randomly drew seven lines on a sheet of paper and the
other made a drawing using them as a foundation.  

All images with filename corpse*.GIF are Exquisite Corpse drawings.  To
produce these a small group assembled.   One person folded a piece of paper
into as many sections as there were people in the group.  S/He then began a
drawing in the top section of the paper, extending lines into the next
section.  S/He then refolded the paper so that the next person could not
see what had been drawn.  Another person continued the drawing based on the
lines extending into the second panel.  The process was repeated until
everyone had drawn a section. 

In addition to producing images, the collective engaged in
performance/provocation around the University of Maine campus.  Activities
included the staging of an elaborate, (relatively) formal evening of events
in a single location to surprise interventions at crowded dining facilities
during the lunch rush.  All images with filename poster*.GIF are
advertising for the evening of events.  

For information on how to receive a book entitled Dada Strikes Back at
Surrealism After Seventy Years of Silence or for more information about
DadaME's activities, contact the above address.