The predecessor of Surrealism is DADA, a movement that began in Zurich, Switzerland in 1916. It was an anti-war, anti-bourgeois, and anti-art movement that sought to challenge the conventions of traditional art and culture. Dadaists used absurdist techniques such as collage, photomontage, and readymades to create works that were often humorous and subversive. The movement had a major influence on the development of Surrealism.