Project Team Li Han / Hu Yan / Zhang Xintong / Wang Zixin / Li Chunman / Fan Qiyan / Yang Wenlu

Photography Wang Hongyue

Shards of North K. depicts and imagines the everyday scenes of the North Korean city of Sinuiju, which lies across the river from the Chinese city Dandong, through three stained glass window paintings. DAS uses scattered online photos to piece together a portrayal from an individual perspective, illustrating the ordinary street scenes and daily lives of the people in this North Korean city. The stained glass naturally evokes associations with church rose windows, a material imbued with strong religious, ceremonial, and timeless qualities. Using it to represent the everyday life of a North Korean city seems particularly fitting.