“Bright, Bright Day…”

Within the Celebration of the 75th Anniversary of Great Master of World Cinema Andrei Tarkovsky and the 100th Anniversary of his Father the Great Russian Poet Arseny Tarkovsky, White Space Gallery, in association with the Tarkovsky Foundation, is to display forty-five previously unseen photographs by the legendary Russian filmmaker Andrey Tarkovsky (1932-1986).
This touring exhibition will coincide with the launch of the book, Bright, bright day, published by White Space Gallery and the Tarkovsky Foundation, as well as the release of a limited edition portfolio of polaroids.

This show pairs Tarkovsky’s polaroids with projected scenes from his movies, emphasizing the total aesthetic vision that pervaded all aspects of his creative life. Many of the polaroids that were created in Russia complement and extend the personal imagery of the film Mirror (1974). Equally rewarding cross-fertilization is apparent in the images that were taken in Italy while he was travelling with Tonino Guerra and preparing Nostalgia (1983). Indeed, from when Michelangelo Antonioni first gave Tarkovsky the Polaroid camera as a gift, in the 1970s, it rarely left his side. These events, and others celebrating the 75th anniversary of the filmmaker’s birth, including screenings at the Curzon Mayfair (7-13 Dec), are part of the Tarkovsky Festival in London (Nov 07- Jan 08).

“Bright, Bright Day…” Tarkovsky Polaroids Exhibition

22 November 2007 – 20 January 2008
White Space Gallery, St. Peter`s Church, Vere St., W16 0D0.