With the goal of showing how the daily lives of North Koreans have changed since Kim Jong Un came to power, South Korean architect Dongwoo Yim has put together a rare exhibition: “Pyongyang Sallim” – meaning Pyongayng living or housekeeping – at this year’s Architecture Biennale in Seoul.

The idea dates back to his days at Harvard University, Yim told NK News on location at the Biennale.

Yim says his interest in North Korea began at an exhibition he attended on the transformation of Zagreb – former capital of communist Yugoslavia – following Croatia’s independence in 1991. It was “interesting”