Flags on poles, embroideries, figurine of Justitia, fluorescent paint, UV LED bars, cacti. The light is changing between white and black every 25 seconds. Variable dimensions.
Installation in the backroom of Piano B Bistrot, Palermo, Italy.

A terrifyingly poignant work that reflects the alarming racist and nationalist political sentiments popping up globally. Culled from message boards and comment sections online, a series of hate-filled words and sentences are scrawled in luminous fluorescent paint on white walls, and only appear under black light.
Hesselholdt & Mejlvang’s work often deals with nationalistic tendencies, and this time seeks to reveal the increasing presence of unchecked hate speech in all corners of the internet.
The project is generously supported by the Danish Arts Foundation and The Danish Embassy in Rome.

Included in Manifesta 12, Palermo, Italy.
ART & CONNECTOGRAPHY - Remapping the Global World Through Art - a collateral event by Arts and Globalization.
Curated by Rikke Jørgensen & Valentina Gioia Levy.
Artists: Jelili Atiku, Lisa Batacchi, Kenneth A. Balfelt + Kwame Aidoo, La Vaughn Belle, Nasr-eddine Bennacer, Stefano Cagol, Chim↑Pom, Manohar Chiluveru, Tiffany Chung, Nanna Debois Buhl, Romina De Novellis, Gery De Smet, Jeannette Ehlers, Beya Gille Gacha, Hesselholdt & Mejlvang, Richard Flaming + Jake Nussbaum, Moataz Nasr, H.H.Lim, Omraam Tatcheda.

Photo: I DO ART Agency.