Hans Bellmer (1902–1975), a German artist linked to Surrealism, is renowned for his provocative erotic engravings, objects, and photographs. His book "The Games of the Doll" initially combined Bellmer's photographs with prose poems by Paul Éluard, epitomizing Surrealism's "convulsive beauty." Later editions expanded with theoretical and poetic texts, detailing a Surrealist cultural theory centered on eroticism. This English edition, with translations by Malcolm Green, includes an introduction and adheres to the final German version. The book explores themes of eroticism through a unique intertwining of concepts from mathematics, morphology, optics, and psychology, creating a radical artistic and theoretical perspective.
