Exquisite Corpse was a game played by the surrealists, in which they collaborated on a story or artwork. Each person would contribute a piece, usually based on just a tiny fragment of what came before. The results were predictably surreal and often beautiful. I was introduced to the visual version many years ago when it was a popular pastime on an online forum I frequented.

I hadn’t thought of it in years, but at a recent Wexner Center exhibition, I was introduced to a daring new version of the concept, this time with dancing choreographers:

I’ve now watched this video several times, and it never ceases to fascinate me.

If you are also interested in the visual version, you can see the ones from the aforementioned forums here: http://www.dabbledstudios.com/corpse/