“Hôtel du Pavot, Chambre 202 (Poppy Hotel, Room 202)” is an installation artwork created by the surrealist artist Dorothea Tanning in 1973. The piece belongs to the Surrealism art movement, known for its dream-like, fantastical elements which transcend logical constraints and delve into the realm of the subconscious mind.
The artwork depicts an eerie and haunting room constructed with unsettling, quasi-human forms that merge with the furniture and walls, embodying a surreal nightmare. These forms evoke an uncanny atmosphere, with figures seemingly trapped within the confines of the room, blending into the structure and creating an overwhelming sense of disorientation and distortion. The use of dark and muted tones in the wallpaper and wooden paneling, coupled with the distorted bodies, compounds the eerie ambiance of the piece, making it a compelling example of Tanning’s exploration of the boundaries between reality and imagination.
