Main content
North Korean artist on life in a prison camp
Song Byeok used to be a propaganda artist in North Korea but he escaped to South Korea in 2002, where he now paints mostly satirical images of North Korean leaders. He tells the 蜜芽传媒 why he chose to defect and what happened when he was captured and sent to a prison camp.
(Photo: Artist Song Byeok with one of his satirical paintings. Credit: Getty Images PARK JI-HWAN)
Duration:
This clip is from
More clips from The Cultural Frontline
-
![]()
Uhm Jung-hwa: 鈥淎fter 30, you couldn鈥檛 land a leading role鈥�
Duration: 01:11
-
![]()
Documenting the impact of Boko Haram
Duration: 06:45
