Description: 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.
Brief description: Hong Kong artist Ted Lau was born in 1989. Ted is an award-winning fine art photographer. Growing up in Hong Kong, Ted started taking photographs when he was 11. Being brought up in a city where the East meets West, his works have a strong influence from both spheres of the world. He later studied in London, where the western aesthetic made a further impact on him and his artistic perspective.
Review Quotes: "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