United Kingdom
Dublin Core
Title
United Kingdom
Subject
Documentary
Description
‘United Kingdom’ depicts my experience of London at the end of the second Elizabethan era.
When HM Queen Elizabeth II passed away on 8 September 2022, I felt compelled to head out onto the streets of London, to join the crowds gathered around London’s landmarks watching live streams on their phones, and to walk the length of The Queue. The saturation of the media and public spaces with royal imagery got to me. I did not plan to produce this series; it simply felt wrong to watch history unfold from my sofa at home.
These photographs do not purport to tell the story of the Queen’s funeral or the King’s accession. Eschewing direct examination of royal ceremony and celebrity, this series is a montage of observations around the fray of this very British occasion.
When HM Queen Elizabeth II passed away on 8 September 2022, I felt compelled to head out onto the streets of London, to join the crowds gathered around London’s landmarks watching live streams on their phones, and to walk the length of The Queue. The saturation of the media and public spaces with royal imagery got to me. I did not plan to produce this series; it simply felt wrong to watch history unfold from my sofa at home.
These photographs do not purport to tell the story of the Queen’s funeral or the King’s accession. Eschewing direct examination of royal ceremony and celebrity, this series is a montage of observations around the fray of this very British occasion.
Creator
Wei Jian Chan
Publisher
Wei Jian Chan (self-published)
Date
2022
Format
Softcover with half jacket, 54 pages, A4 (210 x 297 mm), perfect bound.
Book Item Type Metadata
Dimensions
21 (H) x 29.7 (W) x 0.5 (D) cm
Number of Pages
54 pages
Number of images
36
Edition Size
70
Place of Publication
London
Designer
Wei Jian Chan (self-published)
Editor
Wei Jian Chan (self-published)
Printer
Mixam
ISBN
N/A
Website
https://www.weijianchan.com/
URL Link to project
https://www.weijianchan.com/united-kingdom
Where to buy
Originally available on my website. First edition sold out.
Links to reviews
N/A
Citation
weijianchan, “United Kingdom,” Photo Book Cafe Archive, accessed April 30, 2025, https://www.photobookcafe-archive.co.uk/items/show/598.