BoW - Ugur Gallenkus Full lessons

• Engels IB A
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 5

Based on the banner on the previous slide, what are your expectations of this LessonUp?

Ugur Gallenkus

"Uğur Gallenkuş is an Istanbul-based digital artist of world renown. His collages conscientiously address the widening global divide between the privileged and oppressed, weaving together misery and mirth, wealth and poverty and love and despair. By taking an unflinching look at the realities that surround us through his art, Gallenkuş aims to make a difference in how we understand the lives of others.

  

What started back in 2015 as a spontaneous reaction to the disturbing image of Aylan Kurdi—a three-year-old Syrian boy whose body washed-up on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea—eventually grew into an ongoing series of brutally honest work. The series by Gallenkuş takes an unflinching look at the highly polarized world we live in."

"I would like to remind the residents of developed countries that people in underdeveloped countries live in pain, hunger, and war. I want to remind the people of underdeveloped countries that they deserve better government, education, or science, while assuring them that they have every right to be as strong and peaceful as those in developed countries." Ugur Gallenkus

Who is Gallenkus?

What is the purpose of his art?

What is the message he is trying to convey?

His platform is Instragram. Why do you think this is and is it effective?

Compare Banksy and Gallenkus. How do they compare? How do they differ? Think about the content of their work (what are they portraying) and the form (where and how are they portraying this).

Exploring Gallenkus (BoW)

• Look through the following slides (they contain ten works by Gallenkus)
• Choose the one photo that appeals to you most
• Answer the questions
• Work through the remaining slides :)

Which post did you choose and why?

Get to work!

Scroll through Gallenkus' Instragram page (see link next slide) and choose one post that you find most interesting. Your choices include, but are not limited to, the posts from the previous slides. 

Context is key, so make sure to read the caption below or next to the posts.

We are going to approach your choice as if you are preparing for your oral.

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Take a screenshot of the post you chose and upload it here.

What is the Global Issue in the work you chose?

How does this post relate to it?

How does the post relate to other Gallenkus posts?

How could the post relate to TTTC or Persepolis?

Which extract from TTTC or Persepolis would you use as evidence?

How does that extract (from TTTC or Persepolis) relate to the entire literary work?

Did this LessonUp help you to understand how to approach your Individual Oral? (If not, write down what you would like more information about)