Kim Jong Il Looking at Things

Comicalandbizarre,KimJongIlLookingatThingsisbasedupononeofthemostfollowed,sharedandimitatedmonothematicTumblrblogsinrecentyears.CreatedbyJoaoRocha,anartdirectoratanadvertisingfirminLisbon,theblogisacollectionofphotographswhichdepicttheformer"DearLeader"ofNorthKorea,oftenaccompaniedbymilitarypersonnelorsenioradvisers,engagedintheactoflookingatthings.SinceitscreationinOctober2010,RochahaspostedphotographsappropriatedfromtheNorthKoreanCentralNewsAgency,whichhematcheswithdeadpancaptions:"lookingatcows";"lookingatbluerods";"lookingatpastry";"lookingatametalworker";"lookingataDVDlabelingmachine."Thishilariousbookcollectsaseriesoftheblog'smostmemorablephotographsandincludesanessaybyvisualculturewriterMarcoBohr.