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Koreas_Mansooeda Shopping Centre
charts the progress of an imaginary renovation scheme
on Mansooeda Shopping Centre, Pyoyang, the capital city of North Korea.

The triptych moves from left to right, starting with the iconic view of
Mansooeda. From there, it moves into the redevelopment stage (centre),
then to the image of Mansooeda as a temple of shopping.

Since their enforced division more than half a century ago,
North and South Korea have emerged as very distinct entities.
Now that the possibility of re-unification can be mooted,
South Korea sees her economic prosperity as a once-and-for-
all solution, as well as being an enticing invitation to all North Koreans.
I am hoping, through architectural drawing, to focus on the wider perspective of
the relationship between the two Koreas: I want to show that commercialism is
not the God-Given solution, despite what the South Korean authorities may believe.

In this series, I want to illustrate the emptiness of swapping one
'Almighty God’, Kim Il Song, for another tyrant, commercialism.