Made in North Korea: Graphics From Everyday Life in the DPRK
North Korea uncensored and unfiltered – ordinary life in the world’s most secretive nation, captured in never-before-seen ephemera. Made in North Korea uncovers the fascinating and surprisingly beautiful graphic culture of North Korea – from packaging to hotel brochures, luggage tags to tickets for the world-famous mass games. From his base in Beijing, Bonner has
North Korea uncensored and unfiltered – ordinary life in the world’s most secretive nation, captured in never-before-seen ephemera.
Made in North Korea uncovers the fascinating and surprisingly beautiful graphic culture of North Korea – from packaging to hotel brochures, luggage tags to tickets for the world-famous mass games. From his base in Beijing, Bonner has been running tours into North Korea for over twenty years, and along the way collecting graphic ephemera. He has amassed thousands of items that, as a collection, provide an extraordinary and rare insight into North Korea’s state-controlled graphic output, and the lives of ordinary North Koreans.
Great Resource Great range of art from product labels as well as some of the more propagandistic posters and comics. Gives you a fuller understanding of NK’s particular brand of communist art and how it was applied in different industries and mediums. I am happy that the author includes 1-page mini essays about their experience in North Korea.If I was going to criticize anything, it would be that it is flexibound instead of a more rigid hardcover, but what can you do. Still a great resource.
Graphic art from North Korea This book by Nick Bonner is extremely interesting and informative, especially since the author has spent a lot of time in North Korea and also in Beijing. He is from the UK, but chose to live in China where he opened a bar and club that became successful. Bonner wanted to start a travel agency in North Korea, but considering that there are only about 100 visitors to the DPRK a year, that didn’t pan out. As Bonner traveled to different sites in the so-called Hermit Kingdom, he would pick up…
Bit pricey, but worth it. Inspiring look into the graphics of the mysterious DPRK.