Ithell Colquhoun (1906–1988) was a force of nature; a prolific artist, essayist,

novelist, and poet whose overriding concerns were with spiritual transcendence and union with the divine energy that animated all matter. For her, surrealism, provided a method and framework to explore not only the deepest reaches of her own mind, but also to connect with other beings and dimensions. We are currently witnessing a coalescence of interests that are thrusting Colquhoun's oeuvre into the spotlight: a renewed interest in surrealism, a new critical commitment to amplifying the historical contribution of women artists, and crucially an interest in esoterically motivated art. Tate holds a vast collection of her works, ephemera and writings in it's archive from which this collection of collage artworks is taken and published for the first time ever. In 1939 Ithell Colquhoun imagined Bonsoir as a Surrealist film. She constructed a storyboard using photographs cut from popular magazines. It has remained unpublished until now. Employing Surrealist techniques, this collection of collages narrate a moment in time in which convention and ambiguity collide in the exploration of desire.

伊塞尔·科尔库恩（Ithell Colquhoun，1906-1988）如同一股自然力量，是一个多产的艺术家、散文家、小说家和诗人，她最关注的是精神上的超越和与赋予万物生命的神圣能量的结合。对她来说，超现实主义提供了一种方法和框架，不仅可以探索她自己心灵的最深处，还可以与其他生命和维度相联系。目前，人们对超现实主义的重新关注，致力于详述女性艺术家的历史贡献，以及对神秘主义艺术的兴趣，将科尔库恩的作品推到了聚光灯下。泰特美术馆收藏了科尔库恩大量的作品、短讯和著作，这批拼贴艺术作品就是从其中选取并首次出版的。1939年，伊塞尔·科尔库恩将《晚上好》想象成一部超现实主义电影。她用从流行杂志上剪下来的照片构建了一个故事板。这部电影直到现在都没有发布。这组拼贴画采用了超现实主义的技术，叙述了在探索欲望的过程中，传统和模糊性相碰撞的一个时刻。