Exploding Identity with Vhils

The surging hum of power tools ­can be heard coming out of the old industrial suburb of Barreiro, located on the outskirts of Lisbon's city center. However, the portside town lined with factories no longer manufactures metals, oils, soaps, and fabrics as it once did. Today, the person responsible for all the noise in the area is hometown hero Alexandre Manuel Dias Farto, better known around the world as Vhils.Home to his 15-person team, Vhils's studio is situated between overgrown train tracks ...