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Work Will Set You Free is a carefully orchestrated glimpse of North Korean life Images of pastel-coloured Pyongyang subways and synchronised gymnastics performances are all part of photographer Ted Lau’s efforts to uncover everyday life in the country – now brought together in a book published by Daylight 06/05/2021 7:22 am The Hong Kong-based artist Ted Lau took his first trip to Pyongyang and the surrounding countryside in 2019, having grown up with regular headlines about the country’s missile tests, and keen to explore the less reported side of life in North Korea. His Work Will Set You Free series of images captures the strangely retro-futuristic architecture of the capital, which is peppered with portraits of former leaders Kim II-sung and Kim Jong-il. Lau also visited one of the city’s two amusement parks – which offered a rare opportunity for overseas visitors to mingle with North Koreans – as well as photographing young students in art cl ....