In this video, you will learn about the few years Carrington worked alongside the surrealist group and how the war affected her relationship with it. To help you navigate it, we suggest answering the following questions while you watch it.
Where did Carrington study in London? Invitation to research - how did this school influence her practice?
What was Max Ernst's role in helping her break away from her previous societal roles?
Why do you think she might not feel like she belonged in that group?
How was the surrealist view of women? Why do you think there was no place for an older, mature, rational woman in that group?
How was her relationship with Leonor Fini, and how did it affect her practice? How did Fini view her, and how did that view foretell what would happen later?
How did the war affect her surrealist dream?
How did she depict Max Ernst in her painting, and how did it reflect her feelings towards him?
What do you think is the meaning behind how she portrayed the horses in Ernst’s portrait?
How was she able to navigate the tortious world of the Spanish mental institutions? How did she portray it in her book Down Below? (You can find the link below)
How did she present this transformation in the Hearing Trumpet? Who did her heroine face in Hell, and why do you think she chose that person? Who did her heroine become, and why do you think she chose that character to depict her transformed self?