Transform the world

First, students will watch the entire film and express themselves freely on the content. On the second viewing, we will ask them to concentrate on the particularity of the main character: what does she do? Students can see the magical, poetic side of the main character's work: what she draws comes true; his pencil is magical.

The artist transforms what surrounds him by adding characters via his notebook. It even transforms the entire universe to change eras or transport oneself into its memories, to escape.

Present the work of a Belgian artist who uses the same process: Benjamin Heine. Project the slideshow available on the Validated website. Ask the students to intervene using the same graphic process. Depending on the time available and the level of the students, we can offer a “erased” photocopy of a work by the artist on which the students will complete the white part with a pencil in the style of Ben Heine or we can offer them the opportunity to take a photo in their environment, select one by internet search and then print it. On a piece of torn white paper that they superimpose on the photo, they add and transform elements to the existing background. Finally, we can take a photo of this element held above the background to keep track of it and obtain a work in the style of Ben Hein and his “Camera Vs Pencil” project.