What is the name of the Surrealist drawing game in which players hide earlier contributions?

The Surrealist drawing game in which players hide earlier contributions is called exquisite corpse.

Players commonly fold a sheet of paper so that each person sees only a small section, adding a drawing or part of a figure before concealing it for the next participant. The completed image reveals unexpected combinations created without one person controlling the whole composition.

The game began in Paris in 1925 among Surrealist writers and artists. It could also be played with words, with participants contributing sections of a sentence while seeing only limited preceding material. The French name, cadavre exquis, came from an early sentence produced by the game.

“Cadavre exquis” is not a separate technique from exquisite corpse; it is the French name. The activity reflects Surrealism’s interest in chance, collaboration and the unconscious.