storyteller

giant doll kicks lindsey wixson, eglingham hall, northumberland, 2011

alexander mcqueen with skull and cigarettes, clerkenwell, london, 2009

malgosia bela & five guardsmen, glemham hall, suffolk, 2009

karlie kloss and broken humpty dumpty, rye, east sussex, 2010

xiao wen & lui wen as samurai nuns, new york, 2011

tilda swinton and aviator goggles, reykjavik, iceland, 2011

lily donaldson and blue spitfire, glemham hall, suffolk, 2009

olga sherer on blue horse, sennowe park, norfolk, 2007

rollo hesketh-harvey & his baguette biplane, eglingham hall, northumberland, 2009

tim walker, portrait by alison tanner

somerset house in london presents story teller, showcasing the work of legendary british fashion photographer tim walker. walker is known for his fantastical, theatrical sets that are extravagant in scale & ambition & originality. 

the exhibition is accompanied by a series of events that feature many of walker's long-time collaborators & uncover the influences & stories behind his work. throughout the exhibition you can see a series of films specially curated by walker that have inspired & influenced many of his images, including cult movies such as la belle et la bête, the red shoes, a matter of life & death & his own first feature the lost explorer.

to coincide with the show, thames & hudson have published a book titled tim walker: story teller featuring 174 photographs, collages & snapshots from the photographer's personal archives.

the show runs through 27 january 2013.