Tarkovsky has also expressed interest in the art of Haiku and its ability to create "images in such a way that they mean nothing beyond themselves".
tɑːɹkˈɑːvski hɐz ˈɔːlsoʊ ɛkspɹˈɛst ˈɪntɹɛst ɪnðɪ ˈɑːɹt ʌv hˈaɪkuː ænd ɪts ɐbˈɪləɾi tə kɹiːˈeɪt "ˈɪmɪdʒᵻz ɪn sˈʌtʃ ɐ wˈeɪ ðæt ðeɪ mˈiːn nˈʌθɪŋ bᵻjˌɔnd ðɛmsˈɛlvz".