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Between Doors

In the DPRK

Ted Lau illustrator

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Daylight Books

Published:13th Jan '22

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Between Doors cover

Hong Kong based artist Ted Lau was always curious about North Korea having grown up seeing constant headlines about missile tests and nuclear weapons. It was after seeing Andreas Gursky’s work in North Korea that he decided one day he had to visit the country. In 2019, an opportunity arose and he embarked on an exploratory journey to see what life was really like in this mysterious place. The results of his travels are captured in a new book peering behind the veil of the secretive country of North Korea.

"Hong Kong native Ted Lau’s new book tries to understand everyday life in the ‘dystopian utopia’ of a totalitarian country shrouded in mystery" - The Guardian, October 6, 2021


"Lau gives us a "behind the curtain" peek at this secretive, totalitarian country to find out what everyday life is like for the people there." - Creative Boom, April 23, 2021

ISBN: 9781942084952

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

96 pages