The Surrealist art movement explored unique ways of interpreting the world, turning to dreams and the unconscious for inspiration. During the 1930s Surrealism escaped its radical avant-garde roots and transformed design, fashion, advertising, theatre and film. Horst P. Horst experimented with Surrealism, and his photographs of the period feature mysterious, whimsical and surreal elements combined with his classical aesthetic. He created trompe l’oeil still life’s, photographed the surreal-infused dress designs of his friend Elsa Schiaparelli and collaborated with the artist Salvador Dalí.