
Unlikely Pastel Interiors of the Hermit Kingdom
“Let us turn the whole country into a socialist fairyland" declares one of the 310 official patriotic slogans issued in 2015 year on behalf of the leader. In 2015, Guardian journalist and photographer Oliver Wainwright travelled to Pyongyang, North Korea. The images taken on assignment reveal surprising interiors of a notoriously secretive country. In an interview with Taschen, Wainwright remarks, "The most striking thing is the sheer amount of color; I had this preconceived