The British artist spray painted an image of Steve Jobs, the child of a Syrian refugee, on a wall in France’s infamous Calais refugee camp.
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The distinctive artwork shows the Apple founder in his trademark spectacles and turtleneck top with a black bin bag of belongings over his shoulder and an original Mac monitor in his hand.
The artwork that is posted on a wall in the Calais refugee camp, known as “the Jungle”, depicts Steve Jobs as a Syrian refugee to remind the people living there that they too can have a hopeful future as immigrants. “Apple is the world’s most profitable company, it pays over $7bn (£4.6bn) a year in taxes – and it only exists because they allowed in a young man from Homs”.
He left Syria to study at the American University of Beirut (AUB) in Lebanon where he became heavily involved in political activism, attending protests in support for Algerian independence.
Prolific graffiti artist Banksy has chimed in on the refugee crisis facing Europe once again – this time with a mural featuring Steve Jobs.
The Jungle is home to an estimated 7,000 migrants and has its own church and even a disco room. He met Jobs’ mother in the USA, who later put Jobs up for adoption.
Unveiling the new works, Banksy pointed out that the Apple co-founder’s biological father, Abdulfattah “John” Jandali, was from the Syrian city of Homs, now devastated by civil war.
Take a look at Banksy’s new artwork below.
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Banksy has dismantled his theme park Dismaland in North Somerset and shipped timber and other materials from it to the Jungle to help provide shelter for refugees.
