30 Jun 2015
As part of Icons of Rhetoric there is a segregated space within the Gallery which reveals more about the photographs and the theory employed behind the idea of reading North Korea through its own discourse. Including a range of publications on issues surrounding North Korea and photojournalism:
One of these publications is Visual Politics and North Korea: Seeing is Believing by David Shim. In a similar way to the main exhibition, his book questions what we know about North Korea and how much of this is based on what we see. You can preview the book online here.
“David Shim’s Visual Politics and North Korea has arrived and will be on show in the exhibition” @Rout_PoliticsIRpic.twitter.com/p360bhANDi
— IOR 북한의수사학아이콘 (@iconsofrhetoric) June 12, 2015
Another featured publication is Pyongyang, a graphic novel by cartoonist and animator Guy Delisle, which documents his two-month visit to the North Korean capital – giving the reader “an informative, personal, and accessible look at a dangerous and enigmatic country.”
You can find out more about Pyongyang here, and preview the book here.