Unanimous Desires
2013-2016
Unanimous Desires is a photographic speculation about the conditions of existence in North Korea. Despite heavy restrictions on travel, Connors visited the reclusive nation on five government-organized tours between 2013 and 2016. The choreographed displays of life he encountered offered glimpses into a society struggling with its internal dynamics, and relationship to the outside world. His images respond to the ways in which tightly controlled flows of information cultivate an atmosphere of slipping reality in a country where Cold War legacies continue to reverberate forcefully.