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Beautiful Future

June 2021

Birds Nest, Home of the People

Birds Nest, Home of the People is part of The Beautiful Future collaboration between Nick Bonner of Koryo Studio, Dominic Johnson-Hill of Plastered 8, and a group of North Korean artists living in North Korea’s capital Pyongyang.

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                            Title:                    BIRDS NEST, HOME OF THE PEOPLE     鸟巢,劳动人民体育馆
                            Artist:                 Nicholas Bonner/Dominic Johnson Hill with DPRK artist
                            Year:                    September 2008
                            Medium:            Gouache on paper
                            Dimensions:    73.5 x 103 cm

Birds Nest, Home of the People

 

A striking surreal horizontally banded skyline flanked by a shining city and industry at maximum capacity. Streams of flag-waving Chinese very reminiscent of North Korean ‘People’s Parades’.

The floral decoration in the foreground is used to frame the piece and set up the perspective. This is a technique used in their graphic imagery.

One can notice a touch of Korean Confucianism with the focus on the young girl looking after the old man. He is a tourist in his own country. Indeed, he must be witnessing many of the great changes. Certainly not the leap forward of his youth.

Similar pieces depicting important sites, unique structures, or beautiful skylines in Beijing include the ‘Glorious CCTV Tower‘, ‘Water Cube for Clean Air & Healthy Life‘, and ‘CCTV Tower with Bountiful Harvest‘. 

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