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| Looking towards the central demarcation line |
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| L-r: wall of ribbons, freedom bridge, barbed wire fence |
The Demilitarised Zone, on 38th parallel marks the barrier between North and South Korea, once a united country. It can be considered as a wall, living up to the negative connotations in the dictionary definition below. An extrapolation perhaps of a retaining wall dividing two communities?
Considering the permeability of walls in Hongjie, the DMZ wall tries to prevent movement in or out of either country. North Korea has managed to dig several tunnels along the border and recent violence between the nations has once again threatened its protective control.
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