North Korea, a Life between Propaganda and Reality


  • Photographer
    Alice Wielinga
  • Prize
    Honorable Mention
  • Company/Studios
    Alice Wielinga Fotografie
  • Date of Photograph
    2013-2015
  • Technical Info
    Ultrachrome print under diasec

While the Western media follows Kim Jong-Un’s steps during his missile test launches, I travel 2,500 kilometres through North Korea. Once arrived, the images I know from my advance research correspond with the scenes my guides proudly show me during their propaganda tour. But seeing these scenes with my own eyes, I gradually discover that behind everything they present to me, a different reality is hidden. During my journey I collect propaganda material and take photographs of the reality I encounter. With this material I compose a story that deconstructs the North Korean propaganda.

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