Photographer Kwame Dapaa is creating dark, distorted fairy tales
Ghanaian-British photographer Kwame Dapaa has developed a new series titled Felt, Not Seen, created in collaboration with MPB and Dazed Club, drawing on childhood folklore and fairytale narratives. The project reimagines Hans Christian Andersen’s The Princess and the Pea through atmospheric, surreal imagery featuring model Hannah Simonsen in ethereal garments positioned within a deliberately distorted interior landscape. Conceptually rooted in Dapaa’s observation of how shadow and angle alter visual perception—initially inspired by a bedroom lamp casting misaligned shadows on cabinet objects—the series employs stacked mattresses, peeling wallpaper, and antique furnishings to create an uncanny, haunting aesthetic space. Dapaa, who works as a fashion photographer and creative director for clients including Balenciaga and Oakley, emphasizes emotional honesty and interpretive openness in his practice, prioritizing collaborative relationships and open creative dialogue with team members to realize conceptual vision.
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