The human rights violation of ‘disappearances’ has attracted a great deal of photographic interest and work. To mark the International Day of the Disappeared (30 August) here is a small selection of photographic work on the issue.
Marcelo Brodsky’s ‘Buena Memoria‘ – on returning to Argentina Brodsky organised a 25th anniversary reunion of his class mates at Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires. Based around a massive blow-up of an original class photo he went about making portraits of the class. With so many disappeared he looked to represent them as a memorial to what had happened.
Paula Allen’s ‘The Women of Calama‘ – a long term project working looking at the search for those ‘disappeared’ during the Pinochet regime.
Brent Foster’s ‘Kashmir’s Half Widows’ – Foster’s work looks at the estimated 2000-6000 women left behind after their husbands were ‘disappeared’ in the disputed territory of Kashmir.
Susan Meiselas ‘Disappeared Women of Juarez‘
‘Documenting Disappearances – Algeria, state terrorism and the photographic image‘ – featuring Omar D’s book (commissioned and edited by Autograph ABP) of photographs, ‘Devoir de memoire / a Biography of Disappearance, Algeria 1992-’. Also featured on Flickr.
International Coalition Against Enforced Disappearances ‘Existence Denied‘ – photo book produced for the 25th anniversary of the International Day of the Disappeared.
ICRC’s ‘Missing Persons in Nepal‘ – photos by K. Kayastha commissioned by the International Committee of the Red Cross documenting the impact of losing a family member to ‘disappearances’.
Filed under: Art, Photography Tagged: | Algeria, Americas, Argentina, Asia, Central America, Chile, disappearances, Kashmir, Mexico, Middle East&North Africa, Nepal, Pakistan, photographers, South America, South Asia
