What do you see when you look at me?
Posted by Krissy PondenOur personal identities are composed of a multitude of attributes, some we choose and others we have no control over. Fifth graders have been considering how visual cues such as dress, posture, facial expression, and objects convey information about us to other people and also how we perceive others based on how they present themselves to the world.
Following a conversation with Mr. Kayumba about how poetry from the Harlem Renaissance used language to express themes of identity and how the work of contemporary painter Kehinde Wiley expressed these themes visually, the students came to school thoughtfully dressed in clothes that they felt best represented who they are and how they want to be seen. They were photographed in poses that conveyed strength, intelligence, athletic ability, confidence, or other attributes that were important to them. They are currently working on background paintings of chosen images that give more insight into their identities. To culminate the project, they will be writing “I am” poems with Ms. Warshaw that express in written language what they expressed visually in their portraits.
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