{"product_id":"north-korea-9782330120115","title":"North Korea","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile undertaking this photographic investigation of \u003cem\u003eNorth Korea\u003c\/em\u003e, French photographer Stéphan Gladieu (born 1969) found himself under constant surveillance everywhere he went. Because of these constraints, he managed to invent an ingenious space of freedom. Gladieu created mirror-portraits of people he encountered and was hosted by, often full length, which require a face-on pose and a direct gaze. In this way, he managed to create a form similar to North Korea's propaganda imagery, which made his approach more comprehensible and permissible to the authorities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFifty years after its foundation, North Korea endures a media portrayal of war, famine, nuclear programs and military parades. Indoors, people are required to display portraits of the regime's founder, Kim Il-sung and his son Kim Jong-Il. Family photos are not allowed; nor are personal portraits. Consequently, Gladieu's work attains an almost historic act of intervention in the country's visual politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47487428788460,"sku":"9782330120115","price":65.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/ebd4da5c9db3d8546a2025e7c5045adc.jpg?v=1775777540","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/north-korea-9782330120115","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}