Welcome to Pyongyang

In 2014 Hinton travelled to North Korea to document life inside the isolated nation. Welcome to Pyongyang presents his firsthand experiences and interpretations of society in the showcase capital, Pyongyang, affording a rare glimpse into the little known world of 'The Hermit Kingdom'. With a focus on the human experience of daily occurrences, the series of paintings and drawings seek to convey honest sentiments of living in repression under the totalitarian regime of the Kim dynasty.

"In a country where photography, beyond snapshots of monuments and mountainsides, is difficult, Hinton has applied his critical perspective to provide a view into what North Korea feels like. His pictures are uncomfortable as much as they intriguing and provide a raw perspective." - Barnaby Caddy, International Humanitarian Aid Specialist and former United Nations Monitor in North Korea