The issue of disappearance has a devastating impact on families and entire communities. Often it is left up to loved ones to conduct the searches, in the absences of state action and response. In this talk we will hear from Lizet and Carmen Cardona of the Mexican organisation, Corazones Robados Searching Mothers’ Collective, who will speak of the struggles and challenges search collectives face in their attempts to find those taken and search for justice.

The Disappearance of Worlds exhibition will showcase the work of Mexican painter Chantal Meza, whose work for the past decade has confronted the violence, terror, and the complexities of disappearance in both a human and ecological context. Complementing the exhibition will be a series of public talks from world-leading authorities exploring the multiple ways disappearance occurs and the possibilities for response.

The programme is led by the Pembroke College JCR Art Collection; Pembroke College, University of Oxford; The FOUND Project; the Centre for the Study of Violence at the University of Bath; and the Oxford Festival of the Arts, in partnership with other supporting global partners and institutions.