April 21 , 2009

Purdy Hicks in association with Candlestar present Abbas Kiarostami – a photographic overture, 26 – 30 May 2009.  Coinciding with the opening of Cosi Fan Tutte at London’s Coliseum, Kiarostami’s debut as an operatic designer and director, there will be a short exhibition of his recent photographic and film work.

Abbas Kiarostami is renowned for his role as a film director, screen writer and producer, most famously directing the critically acclaimed masterpiece A Taste of Cherry (1997).  However he is clear about the importance of photography  ‘One single picture could be the mother of cinema. That’s where cinema starts, with one single picture.’

The exhibition will focus on selected photographs from three series – Roads, Rain and Snow White.  First shown at the Venice Biennale in 2001, Kiarostami’s short film Sleepers will also feature.