In Paris in the 1930s, there were few artists as influential as Man Ray.

A pioneer of Surrealist photography, the American expat's use of modernist techniques to create groundbreaking images revolutionised visual culture.

He photographed the likes of Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí and Gertrude Stein, with his work appearing in the first Surrealist exhibition in Paris in 1925.

Ray's influence extended all the way to Australia, where a local photographer was exploring similar artistic territory.

Max Dupain — best known for his iconic 1937 photograph, Sunbaker — would go on to become a leading modernist photographer of the 20th century.

For curator Lesley Harding — artistic director at the Heide Museum of Modern Art — the parallels between the two photographers' work and their personal liv

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