The Cadavre Exquis is a collaborative method that began with the Surrealists in the 1920s. Instead of focusing on individual control, it emphasizes a shared process. Several people create a drawing or text step by step, each responding only to a small part of what came before.

This way of working produces results that are often unexpected. Images and ideas do not fully connect, and meanings stay open. Rather than forming a single, unified work, the pieces remain fragmented, allowing surprising combinations and associations to emerge.

For RauscHmeier and Braun, this method also made it possible to continue working together across distance. Living in different European cities, the principle of Cadavre Exquis helped them sustain a shared artistic process over time, despite not being in the same place.