What was Banksy’s 2015 artwork of a migrant child in a life jacket called?
Answer
The Son of a Migrant from Syria
Banksy’s 2015 artwork of a migrant child in a life jacket was called The Son of a Migrant from Syria.
The mural depicts a child wearing a life jacket and holding a pink flare. Banksy painted it on a wall in the Calais migrant camp, where thousands of people lived while hoping to reach the United Kingdom. The image connected the refugee crisis with the story of Steve Jobs, whose biological father was a Syrian migrant to the United States.
The title deliberately challenges hostile portrayals of migrants by linking one refugee story to a globally famous technology founder. It also reflects Banksy’s broader use of public art to comment on borders, displacement and political responsibility.
The work is sometimes described simply as the “Steve Jobs mural,” but The Son of a Migrant from Syria is the specific title. Its location was Calais, not another French city.