Stěhovaci Kabinet 1934

"Stěhovaci Kabinet" (1934) is a surrealist collage by Czech artist Jindrich Styrsky. The work portrays a scene of death and mourning in an opulent interior. A woman lies in a bed surrounded by mourners, yet a woman in a slip stands in the foreground, nonchalantly adjusting her strap. This juxtaposition of the solemn and the frivolous reflects Styrsky's interest in the absurdity and contradictions of human life. The work's fragmented composition and its use of found imagery contribute to its dreamlike and unsettling quality.