While undertaking this photographic investigation of North Korea, 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 mirro-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.
Fifty 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.
0 有用 杨斯奇 2024-04-20 20:26:33 陕西
一个极权体制下的人们缺少幸福的灵性,也有很高的对外防御心带来的凶煞感。电子版详见:https://www.douban.com/photos/album/1889076784/
0 有用 王子 2025-01-13 16:33:43 北京
为什么朝鲜人有很多眯眯眼?因为有一个巨大的太阳
0 有用 Lu 2024-11-23 19:41:47 上海
室内光选得很有意思。应该是有意设计,后面对谈里应该讲了但觉得啰嗦懒得看了…
0 有用 绿 2021-04-15 13:55:03
即使在室外也是棚拍的感觉,更魔幻了。
0 有用 naknang 2021-11-11 14:25:38
参阅 https://www.douban.com/people/91153245/photos