tim walker: 'pictures'
galleria carla sozzani, milan
on now until march 7th, 2010

'gareth pugh and his models in giant TV' by tim walker

currently on show at galleria carla sozzani is 'pictures' and exhibition of photographic works
by tim walker. the show brings together walkers most renowned images as well as
new and more recent pieces which have never been exhibited before.

walker's images evoke a sublime moment in time, evoking a sense of epic drama and beauty.
the sets in which his pictures are captured are lavish locations which are juxtaposed against
the everyday, mixed with the slightly absurd and outrageous. his photographs tell a narrative
which is derived from an imagination which most of us have left behind in our childhood.
he presents to his viewer a glimpse into his own imagination, his work reminding us of our
capacity to dream the unthinkable. though his images are whimsical, they are real as they
have been meticulously executed and have not been modified by computer.


'pastel cats' by tim walker


'rolo hesketh-harvey and his baguette aeroplane' by tim walker


'the dress tree lamp' by tim walker


'the prima ballerinas of the ballet west and patrick wolf' by tim walker


'jamie bell and pip hanks, homage to salvador dali' by tim walker


general view of the exhibition
image © designboom


the heads of made-up mannequins displayed inside shipping crates
image © designboom


large display table made from shipping crates
image © designboom


a collection of tim walker's works, sketches, thumbs are shown within the display table
image © designboom


snail sculptures
image © designboom


upclose view of a snail
image © designboom


general view of the exhibition
image © designboom


images from harper's bazaar 2009 halloween issue
tim burton's 'magical fashion' spread photographed by tim walker in which a larger than life skeleton
was positioned with models: malgosia bela, evelina mambetov and sophie srêj.


inside the stairwell leading up to the gallery is an installation of the skeleton that was used in the harper's bazaar spread
image © designboom


the skeleton spans the two floors of the stairwell
image © designboom

tim walker was born in england in 1970.
his passion for photography began at condé nast library in london while working on the
cecil beaton archive. when he graduated from the exeter college of art in 1994,
he became richard avedon's full-time assistant in new york. when returning back to england,
he began concentrating on portrait and documentary work for UK newspapers,
before committing himself to fashion photography. at the age of 25, he shot his first fashion
story for vogue and has photographed for the british, italian and american editions ever since.