Yinka Shonibare's artwork "Dysfunctional Family" depicts figures in colorful batik fabrics arranged as a family. Students analyzed the work by describing what they saw, identifying family members, and discussing the patterns and their cultural associations. They considered what the artist aims to convey, such as issues of identity, alienation, race, and class. The title "Alien Nation" and the figures' foreign patterns portray them as alien despite being a typical family portrait.