Step inside a North Korean living room.

Canadians only know North Korea by its missile testing or leader – all of which give North Korea a monolithic and caricatured image. While the country’s laws and regime remain constant, the North Korean people are constantly evolving, defying the regime to consume and distribute smuggled content and media at unprecedented levels. The pop-up exhibit sheds light on how North Koreans use everyday objects—from smuggling USBs in imported homeware to jailbreaking smartphones—to access illegal information and media in the most isolated and secretive country in the world.

Featuring work by North Korean refugee artists, the immersive exhibit offers powerful stories and perspectives about daily life inside North Korea. It exists to dismantle outdated and disempowering narratives of North Korea while elevating the voices of the North Korean people. We hope to inspire Canadian audiences in reimagining a new North Korea: made in the image of its people, not its leader.

Dates: Sunday, July 3, 2022 - Friday, July 22, 2022                                                                                                                                                   Hours: Daily, 11AM-11PM.

Join us Saturday, July 2, 2022 7PM-9PM for our launch event. Featuring The Korean Vegan, Sun Mu, and Sam Kim.

Location: Stackt Market, Crybaby Gallery at 28 Bathurst St, Toronto, ON M5V 0C6