#Collage

This surrealist photograph by Dora Maar features a haunting photomontage where a delicate plaster female hand, gently resting on pale sand, merges seamlessly with the spiral form of a large seashell. The hybrid object emerges from a dreamlike landscape, its smooth surface standing out against the rough texture of the sandy terrain. In the background, a dramatic and possibly inverted sky filled with clouds evokes a mysterious, otherworldly atmosphere—reminiscent of an underwater dreamscape or a desolate moonlit desert. The theatrical lighting and sharp shadows frame the composition as a scene suspended in strangeness. The image embodies the surrealist aesthetic central to Dora Maar’s work, blending visual poetry, organic ambiguity, and latent symbolism.

Exhibitions, Collection

Focus on... "Shell-Hand" by Dora Maar

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