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To Be King

Stéfan Weil

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Bringing an attitude-forward mix of edge and polish, Stefan translates the atmosphere of his music-photography roots into commercially focused fashion and brand imagery. Refined through years of assisting on commercial shoots, he creates work that feels lived-in, yet impeccably produced. He keeps his subjects bold and present within his scenes, working to bring out the very best in his subjects and place front and centre of his storytelling, giving them autonomy and agency in his frames.

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In his project To Be King, Weil reimagines People of Colour as the knights of British legend. Drawing from his experiences growing up in England, he explores what it means to belong in a country that exploits your culture and questions your identity. Through symbols embedded in the stories and media of his childhood, he examines who is allowed to embody Britishness. By reframing traditional icons of pride and power to include those who have long been unseen in the place they call home, Stéfan reflects the hopes of his parents and their belief in a mixed and unified future.

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A Knight sits upon a black horse, in a green field. Grand clouds fill the sky and in his hand is a ghanaian flag on a pole supported by his boot.

To Be King

This image, shot on medium format and displayed 'King Sized', brings together both sides of my mixed identity, the British in the shape of the Knight, and the Ghanaian in the form of the flag. It is meant to be a reflection that no matter what battles I face or who I fight for, I will always carry my roots with me.

  • Triptych. A black female knight in front of a black union jack on the left and right and In a black void lit from above in the middle.
  • Triptych. A Knight, posed like a runner, stands triumphantly on a bright orange running track
  • Triptych. Left to right: A woman with braids in a gambeson. A female knight in a gold crown. A Close up of the female knight
  • Triptych. Left to right. Hooded figure in gauntlets in a boxing guard. Gauntlet wrapped in chains. Figure throwing an armoured punch.
  • Diptych. Left to right. A toy gun in an armoured hand points left. A head in a helmet whips forwards, blurry, teeth grimacing.
  • Triptych. A knight in armour made out of baloons stands poised with a baloon sword within a garden.
  • Diptych. Left to right. A Crying Knight, a single tear falls, only the eye is visible. Knight baring teeth, revealing diamond grillz
  • Triptych of a knight riding a horse on a dark hill. As we go left to right the images go from ultra-wide, to wide, to close up.
  • Diptych. A Knight photographed from a low angle beneath brutalist architecture. A knight, helmet of stood in front of a motorbike

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To Be King

In his project To Be King, Weil reimagines People of Colour as the knights of British legend. Drawing from his experiences growing up in England, he explores what it means to belong in a country that exploits your culture and questions your identity. Through symbols embedded i...

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