
M.F.H.N.S. (#2) (Authority & Identity), 2016 - Nástio Mosquito
about this work
These editions are a Billboard Series support editions, made in the context of Billboard Series #4 with Nástio Mosquito.
With his billboard M.F.H.N.S.(#2), Mosquito posed an urgent question about the linked concepts of identity and authority. By stating that his father has no surname, Mosquito not only questions the concept of identity, but also removes the authority that comes with it. Because, as Mosquito puts it: “whomever or whatever you recognize as an authority, rules you. We all give it to someone, or something.” As a spectator, you automatically pose yourself the same question; which forces define me and have therefore an authoritative power over me? Who or what do I follow?
Coinciding with the bilboard, Mosquito made two embroidered banners illustrating, celebrating and interrogating the concepts of identity and authority.
Both banners can be purchased individually, but are also offered as a set at a more attractive price.
M.F.H.N.S. (#2) (Authority) and M.F.H.N.S. (#2) (Identity) were produced in collaboration with Johannes Elebaut.