CABRAL KA MORI
2010–2012
Actor José Barros during the play "Retratinho de Amílcar Cabral".
A production of TEATROMOSCA, Casa de Teatro de Sintra, 2011
Now a Natural Park, the mountains of Serra Malagueta lie near the home where Amílcar Cabral spent his youth. I can only speculate whether that connection influenced his decision to study Agronomy. However, he did later write about Serra Malagueta when discussing soil erosion, arable land, and sustainability.
Having worked in this location three years before making this photograph, I came to understand that this landscape holds deep symbolic significance. It was one of the main places of refuge on the island of Santiago for those who escaped slavery—an early act of resistance against enslavement and colonial rule. Centuries later, Amílcar Cabral would lead a rebellion born of the same spirit.
Serra Malagueta, Santiago, Cabo Verde, 2011
Liceu Velho, São Vicente, Cabo Verde, 2011
A short pen stroke near the right margin of this archival photograph indicates the presence of Amílcar Cabral in the image.
Fundação Mário Soares, Lisboa, Portugal, 2011
Amílcar Cabral lived in this house during his childhood, following his parents' return to Cape Verde from Guinea Bissau in 1932, where he had been born.
Santa Catarina, Santiago, Cabo Verde, 2011