Andrey Tarkovsky
Photographs from the portfolio of Polaroids 1979-1984
Portfolio of 25 Tarkovsky polaroids
www.brightbrightday.com

Printed in Florence, Italy 2007. Edition of 12 + 3 A/P
Lambdas printed on 40x50cm paper with images 30x30cm

White Space Gallery, in association with the Tarkovsky Foundation, has published a book and a portfolio of previously unseen photographs by the legendary Russian filmmaker Andrey Tarkovsky (1932 - 1986).

This beautifully produced, gem-like portfolio collects Tarkovsky’s evocative and personal Polaroids, most of which feature his family and their most cherished settings, at home and in nature. “The images seem to dance between reality, the very being of their subject, and the photographer’s feeling for them. These images are descriptive documents, but they also speak for themselves, conveying something of Tarkovsky’s emotions. Tarkovsky’s photographs are wonderfully measured; his feet seem to be firmly on the ground, and yet he leaves space for his subjects to breathe, so he does not mute the essence.” The photographs in the portfolio range from romantic landscapes and studied portraits to private shots of the auteur’s family and friends, including the distinguished scriptwriter Tonino Guerra. They demonstrate the singular compositional and visual-poetic ability of this master image-maker.

The photographs were selected with the assistance of Andrey A. Tarkovsky, who signed and stamped the photographs. Each photograph is presented in an archival paper folder, with the title and edition number of each image. This limited edition portfolio coincided with the release of the book Bright Bright Day (English and Russian editions) edited by Stephen Gill, who also contributes a text. This volume contains essays by leading critics, poems by Arseniy Tarkovsky, a text by Andrey A. Tarkovsky, his son, Andrey Tarkovsky’s own essay on photography and a series of intimate Tarkovsky family photographs made during the 1930s by Moscow poet Lev Gornung. The English edition was distributed by Thames and Hudson worldvide and D.A.P. in North America (now sold out). The Russian edition is available on Amazon or directly from Anya Stonelake/White Space Gallery.

Exhibitions:
2007 Bright Bright Day, White Space Gallery, London
2010 Andrey Tarkovsky. Bright Bright Day. Cinemateque, St Petersburg organised by ROSPHOTO
2011 Temnikova & Kasela Gallery, Talinn, Estonia
2012 Mirror and Pomegranate, with Sergey Parajanov, ArtMost Foundation, London
2013 Ha.Commune Exhibition space, Naerbo, Norway
2013 ‘Cloud Illusions I Recall’ Museum of Contemporary Art, Dublin, Ireland

Collections:
Since 2007 White Space Gallery has sold over 60 individual prints and all complete portfolios sets to museums and
private collections, including Rennaisance Society (Chicago University Collection, US in 2007), French Ministry of
Culture (CNAP) in 2012, the private collection of film director Kevin MacDonald, in 2012, and many others.

Sales and auction results:
Sotheby’s, 2008. Sold at £6250 GBP
Phillips de Pury, 2011. Sold at £10 000 GBP
2012 Last complete portfolio of 25 images sold to a private collection at £20 000 GBP

Contact:
Anya Stonelake
Tel 07949199956
Anya@whitespacegallery.co.uk
www.brightbrightday.com