Dana Elmquist, “A Bird Cloaked in Guns : Post-Conflict Sculpture form Maputo” in Politique africaine Volume 100, Issue 4, October 2005, pages 198 to 213
La sculpture post-conflits de Maputo
Weapons of Soviet, Western European and American origin, once used by Renamo and Frelimo, have been recycled by sculptors in urban Mozambique to produce politically engaged works of art. These sculptures reference the country’s recent war-torn past and shed light on its present-day social and political structure. The following article focuses on the work of Maputobased sculptor Fiel dos Santos, one of the most important creators at work in this genre and the creator of “The Bird that Wants to Survive”.
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mathieulonglade (18 mai 2022). Dana Elmquist, “A Bird Cloaked in Guns : Post-Conflict Sculpture form Maputo” in Politique africaine Volume 100, Issue 4, October 2005, pages 198 to 213. Politique africaine. Consulté le 23 janvier 2026 à l’adresse https://doi.org/10.58079/sxzs


