Big Idea(s): Identity/Empathy

“Since Empathy depends on emotion and since emotion is conveyed nonverbally,

to enter another’s heart, you must begin the journey by looking into his face.”

(Pink, 162)

FACE 2 FACE / ISRAEL & PALESTINE/ 2007

http://face2faceproject.com

Key Concepts

• Identity• Conflict

• Empower• Narrative• Appropriation• Composition• Lighting

Objective Students produce and display JR inspired images of each other to encourage empathy, play, and optimism while building a meaningful sense of community.

Essential Questions

• What is identity? • How do I express my identity or the identity of another

person through an image? • How do I create a visually interesting photograph?• How do I evoke emotion from myself or my subject?• How do I edit a photograph to enhance/elevate the image?• How can I use an image to build community?

Exploring Identity

girl

soccer

player

boy

athlete

swimmer

dancer

teen

American

Brainstorm in journals.

Share on Post-its.

Identity and Photography

Selfie Portrait

Compare the two. What is the purpose of each?

Identity and Conflict

A Synopsis of the Israel/Palestine Conflict at: http://www.ifamericansknew.org/history/

• JR creates "Persuasive Art" that spreads uninvited on the buildings of the slums around Europe and the Middle East.

• People who often live with the bare minimum don't just see it, they make it.

• After these local exhibitions, the images are transported to London, New York, Berlin or Amsterdam where people interpret them in the light of their own personal experience.

Born 22 February 1983 (age 32)

Nationality French

Known for Street art, photography, graffiti

Notable work

Inside Out Project

Awards TED Prize

Website

www.jr-art.net

About JR

As he remains anonymous and doesn't explain his huge full frame portraits of people making faces, JR leaves the space empty for an encounter between the subject/protagonist and the passer-by/interpreter.

JR’s work is about raising questions...

Projects

Other Artist Exemplars

Dorothea Lange -Narrative

Henri Cartier-Bresson -

Composition

Yousuf Karsh -

Lighting

Art Making Activities: Face2Face at CBMS

Visual• Students will work in pairs; each taking 10 photographs of the

other, with each photograph should showing a different expression.

• Choose a final portrait image for editing and publication.

Writing• Write a six word description of the subject.• Using Aurasma, imbed the six-word description into the

image.

Assessment

• Pre- Assessment Question: What is the purpose of a portrait or a “selfie”?

• Rubric: Students will be provided the rubric and criteria prior to beginning the project.

• Reflection: Students will write a personal reflection about the experience and what they learned.

• Post-Assessment Question: How could portraits or “selfies” be used to create community?

Presenting

• Display poster size “Face2 Face” portraits in the 7th grade hall.

• Hold a “gallery walk”. Using iPads or other devices, students/viewers will be able to read the embedded descriptions.

• Portraits may also be displayed as a collaborative project on school website or teacher blog.

• Students could work as a class to create a “Face2Face” wall

throughout the school. • Students could extend the project to social media with

“Face2Face” at CBMS on Instagram. • Use the photograph(s) you have taken and transform them

in some way to create a new piece. • Participate in JR’s “Inside Out Project”:

http://www.jr-art.net/projects/inside-out-project-group-actions

Extension activities:

Teacher Reflection

Students are engaged in whole-minded learning through the following:

• Exploring the concept of identity• Reading and discussing historical/cultural

events• Viewing the work of exemplar artists• Analyzing and creating photographed

portraits• Writing minimalist descriptions • Presenting images embedded with

descriptive writing through the use of technology

• Contributing to a positive learning community

Standards• Visual Arts:• VA:Cr2.2.7a Demonstrate awareness of ethical responsibility to oneself and others when posting and sharing images and other

materials through the Internet, social media, and other communication formats.• VA:Cr2.3.7a Apply visual organizational strategies to design and produce a work of art, design, or media that clearly

communicates information or ideas.• VA:Cr3.1.7a Reflect on and explain important information about personal artwork in an artist statement or another format.• VA:Pr5.1.7a Based on criteria, analyze and evaluate methods for preparing and presenting art.• VA:Re.7.1.7a Explain how the method of display, the location, and the experience of an artwork influence how it is perceived and

valued.• VA:Cn10.1.7a Individually or collaboratively create visual documentation of places and times in which people gather to make and

experience art or design in the community.

• Media:• MA:Cr3.1.7a. Coordinate production processes to integrate content and components for determined purpose and meaning in

media arts productions, demonstrating understanding of associated principles, such as narrative structures and composition.• MA:Cr3.1.7b. Improve and refine media artworks by intentionally emphasizing particular expressive elements to reflect an

understanding of purpose, audience, or place.• MA:Pr5.1.7c Demonstrate adaptability using tools and techniques in standard and experimental ways to achieve an assigned

purpose in constructing media artworks.

• English Language Arts:• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.6-8.10 Write routinely over extended time frames (time for reflection and revision) and shorter time

frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.2 Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate

summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.7 Integrate visual information (e.g., in charts, graphs, photographs, videos, or maps) with other

information in print and digital texts.• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.7.1.D Acknowledge new information expressed by others and, when warranted, modify their own views.