North Korea : hijacking the state propaganda

Absurdist dictatorship PR, or just another hipster photostream ?
Joao Rocha’s popular blog follows North Korea’s former leader Kim Jong Il looking at things - all sorts of things.
Is it funny, or just stupid ? Tell us what you think of these photos and Olivia Salazar-Winspear will go through your comments on air, Friday at 9:40 and 12:40

Looking at book/ Regardant un livre

© "Issue du livre Kim Jong Il Looking at things, de João Rocha. Coll. FOLLOW ME, Collecting Images Today, Jean Boîte Éditions, Paris, 2012. jean-boite.fr"

Looking at a metal tube/ Regardant un tube de métal

© "Issue du livre Kim Jong Il Looking at things, de João Rocha. Coll. FOLLOW ME, Collecting Images Today, Jean Boîte Éditions, Paris, 2012. jean-boite.fr"

Looking at a fish/ Regardant un poisson

© "Issue du livre Kim Jong Il Looking at things, de João Rocha. Coll. FOLLOW ME, Collecting Images Today, Jean Boîte Éditions, Paris, 2012. jean-boite.fr"

Looking at a magnifying glass/ Regardant une loupe

© "Issue du livre Kim Jong Il Looking at things, de João Rocha. Coll. FOLLOW ME, Collecting Images Today, Jean Boîte Éditions, Paris, 2012. jean-boite.fr"

Looking at a radish/ Regardant un radis

© "Issue du livre Kim Jong Il Looking at things, de João Rocha. Coll. FOLLOW ME, Collecting Images Today, Jean Boîte Éditions, Paris, 2012. jean-boite.fr"

Looking at corn/ Regardant du maïs

©"Issue du livre Kim Jong Il Looking at things, de João Rocha. Coll. FOLLOW ME, Collecting Images Today, Jean Boîte Éditions, Paris, 2012. jean-boite.fr"

Looking at the wall/ Regardant le mur

© "Issue du livre Kim Jong Il Looking at things, de João Rocha. Coll. FOLLOW ME, Collecting Images Today, Jean Boîte Éditions, Paris, 2012. jean-boite.fr"

Looking at preserved apples/ Regardant des pommes en conserve

© "Issue du livre Kim Jong Il Looking at things, de João Rocha. Coll. FOLLOW ME, Collecting Images Today, Jean Boîte Éditions, Paris, 2012. jean-boite.fr"