It’s a 2015 mural by artist Banksy, painted in the “Jungle” refugee camp in Calais, France, where refugees were trying to enter the UK. It depicts the Apple founder Steve Jobs, the biological son of a Syrian migrant to the USA, carrying a sack and an early Macintosh computer, highlighting the potential benefits of welcoming refugees. It was created to challenge negative perceptions of the refugee crisis and It emphasizes that without allowing migration. The depiction is based on a 2006 photo by Albert Watson used in Walter Isaacons’s biography of Steve Jobs. Banksy stated “We’re often led to believe migration is a drain on the country’s resources but Steve Jobs was the son of a Syrian migrant”. The mural became a famous example of political art, urging viewers to reconsider the human potential of those seeking refuge.
