{"product_id":"stephan-gladieu-north-korea-paperback","title":"Stéphan Gladieu: North Korea - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStéphan Gladieu\u003c\/b\u003e (Photographer), \u003cb\u003ePatrick Maurus\u003c\/b\u003e (Text by (Art\/Photo Books))\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn ingenious approach to personal portraiture in a country with a virtual embargo on the form\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile undertaking this photographic investigation of North Korea, French photographer St phan 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\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.3 x 7.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 15, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768762335520,"sku":"9782330120115","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d329473b0c75b9baddff270ee144c300.webp?v=1780336826","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/stephan-gladieu-north-korea-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}