Pimp the portrait of a friend, partner or colleague !

A creative method of learning to know yourself by listening to others

Intro:

To understand the ideas of another, to understand the (national) identity … you must understand yourself and accept the way others see you or like to see you. Open minds are necessary not only by words … This is not about talking and saying how open minded you are! This is about the opinion of others and how you deal with that when ‘strange’ things happen …

Short :

Sometimes you want to ‘add’ something to people, to make them more aware of how you see them or like to see them. You can do that by buying them a new costume or dress, go to the hairdresser or using some eye shadow ... Bu that can be very rude… This method is more likely to be acceptable and more fun: together you can bring more color in the life of the other. Try it yourself!

Material :

Photo-camera, computer, printer, paper, pastels, color pencils or markers …

How it goes :

1.Take a portrait picture of all the participants (those who like to follow the workshop).

2. Print it in black & white on paper (drawing paper or simply thicker than standard paper).

3. Lay the portraits on different tables, so there is space enough around them to walk and draw on them. Put the pastels, paint, pencils, markers on another table too.

4. Invite all participants to chose a color and to “add” something to the black & white portrait of every other participant. They can use as many different colors they like …

5. Maybe it will start rather quiet and a bit weird, but after some minutes it will be fun …

6. stop the drawing before it goes over the top : the portraits must remain recogniseble …

7. Look and try to ‘get the picture’.