There's a lot more to Dada than a protest movement. That's a shallow, trivial interpretation.
Man Ray did a wide range of art, in several media. One of the techniques of photography he invented is called the Rayograph, which is a form of solarization. Very intense, high-contrast, and similar to techniques Stipe uses in films he's shot. It fits nicely with an interpretation based on lucid dreaming or psychedelia. Everything around you is an illusion and can be manipulated for your entertainment. Then you come back down.
There's a lot more to Dada than a protest movement. That's a shallow, trivial interpretation.
Man Ray did a wide range of art, in several media. One of the techniques of photography he invented is called the Rayograph, which is a form of solarization. Very intense, high-contrast, and similar to techniques Stipe uses in films he's shot. It fits nicely with an interpretation based on lucid dreaming or psychedelia. Everything around you is an illusion and can be manipulated for your entertainment. Then you come back down.
It also reminds me of dreams of flying.