Adobe Education Leader
Exquisite Corpse Project
Winter 2023/2024
Exquisite Corpse Project
Winter 2023/2024
Exquisite corpse (from the original French term cadavre exquis, literally exquisite cadaver) is a method by which a collection of words or images is collectively assembled. Each collaborator adds to a composition in sequence, either by following a rule or by being allowed to see only the end of what the previous person contributed.
This technique was invented by surrealists and is similar to an old parlour game called consequences in which players write in turn on a sheet of paper, fold it to conceal part of the writing, and then pass it to the next player for a further contribution.
The name is derived from a phrase that resulted when Surrealists first played the game, "Le cadavre exquis boira le vin nouveau." ("The exquisite corpse shall drink the new wine.")
Over the winter months of 2023/2024, Adobe Education Leaders from across the world participated in three separate exquisite corpse projects. The results of which are included below!
Exquisite Corpse #1
1. Joseph Labrecque - University of Colorado Boulder
2. Diana Keeler - Occidental College
3. Claudir Segura - Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo
4. Cristina Bosio - iEARN Latina - FE
5. Jim Kinney - Centre for Art Design and IT, GBC
2. Diana Keeler - Occidental College
3. Claudir Segura - Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo
4. Cristina Bosio - iEARN Latina - FE
5. Jim Kinney - Centre for Art Design and IT, GBC
Exquisite Corpse #2
1. John Delacruz - San Jose State University
2. Hilde Maassen - Grafisch Lyceum Rotterdam, NL
3. Joseph Labrecque - University of Colorado Boulder
4. Diane Erlich - Centre for Art Design and IT, GBC
5. William Oesch - Columbiana County Career and Technical Center
2. Hilde Maassen - Grafisch Lyceum Rotterdam, NL
3. Joseph Labrecque - University of Colorado Boulder
4. Diane Erlich - Centre for Art Design and IT, GBC
5. William Oesch - Columbiana County Career and Technical Center
Exquisite Corpse #3
1. Matthijs Clasener - Grafisch Lyceum Rotterdam
2. Heather Lawrenz - University of Kansas
3. Lisa Gottfried - New Technology High School
4. William Oesch - Columbiana County Career and Technical Center
5. Claudir Segura - Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo
