Visual Culture Database Form ARTE 344/544 Spring 2023

Provider: Julisa Scotland

VCDB #:
3
Big Idea/Subject:
Society
Major Theme:
Self-Esteem
Medium/
Presentation:
Photography
Visual
Components:
Framed Photograph
Category:
Fine Arts
Pop art
Pop culture
Non-art

Authorship: Lidia Aviles-French

Title of work: Do I Measure Up?
Location of work: Harbourfront Centre in Toronto, Canada
Description/ Lidia Aviles-French is one of several teens showcased in the I Love
Interpretation: My Selfie exhibit at the Harbourfront Centre in Toronto. Lidia Aviles-
French took a selfie of herself trying to grasp the top of a very long
ruler. Her photo is about how she felt very self-conscious about her
height (4 foot 9) and how this insecurity made her feel. She states
that she used to wish she was taller to satisfy the expectations of
others but she no longer feels that way. Her photo is about self-
acceptance and how trying to please others can lead to
unhappiness.
Use in The photo by Aviles-French will be used to introduce a lesson
Teaching(Lesson related to photography. Students will then be shown how to create
Idea) and 3-5 their own photo that showcases something that they have overcome
Guiding with techniques on how to make things look bigger or smaller than
Questions: they really are. The goal is to have students engage in a fun lesson
that teaches them how to create a selfie that doubles as an optic
illusion, learn how proportion and scale can be used to create
interesting compositions, and also to have important conversations
regarding the impact of bullying/cyberbullying and insecurity on
mental health. Students will be encouraged to bring their own
props/items or used ones provided by the teacher. All be given their
choice of using their smartphone or using the camera on a provided
iPad.

What do you see?

What is an optical illusion? Can anyone give an example of one they
have seen?
How can photos create optical illusions?
What are ways that artists/photographers use photos to convey
messages without words and text?

Image Source https://www.thestar.com/life/parent/2016/06/10/i-love-my-

(url): selfie-show-tackles-cyberbullying.html