The Raw Truth of Maputo To look at the work of Fernando Agostinho Mabota is to confront the immediate reality of Mozambique. He did not seek to decorate; he sought to communicate. Born in 1963 in Maputo, his practice emerged from a period defined by the end of civil war in 1993, a time when the nation began to find its voice after years of conflict. His approach was never about polished aesthetics. Instead, he utilized metal, wood, an…