Line Sandvad Mengers

The least of my brothers project gave the opportunity to meet and talk to my younger brother Mads, during the one hour Many Mini Residency.

The least of my brothers is a project about identity in relation to the family as a cultural group. Creating an identity, where the individual has some kind of understanding of him/herself as an entity separated from the surroundings, is often opposed to or in relation to family. Part of the self-concept include psychological, and social attributes and can be influenced by the views, habits, beliefs and thoughts of the individual family members. Individual members of a group may select aspects of cultural identity, while rejecting or disowning other related ideas.

During the Many Mini residency it was possible to discuss some of these questions with Mads. Two of our cousins came, to meet up with my brother. Mads has told me that some of the visitors where actually interested in talking about our background and individual differences.

Mads and I were both born in the 1970 ́s in Aarhus, Denmark. We share the same biological parents and grew up in the same home. Professionally, personally and politically we have chosen different paths.