DESAPARECIDOS: RETRATOS DE LA AUSENCIA / DISAPPEARED: PORTRAITS OF ABSENCE

NAU Student-Faculty Public Humanities Project of the Martin-Springer Institute

March 2 – 23, 2024 at Coconino Center for the Arts

Opening Reception: February 29, 6-8 pm

Disappearances of people have exponentially grown in Mexico since 2006.
“Disappearance” implies that government agents or private citizens have
illegally deprived people of their freedom. The bodies of the murdered victims
are rarely found; if found, it is nearly impossible to identify them.

A handful of groups, created mostly by women, are searching for the
disappeared. The Collective Family of the Disappeared Orizaba-Cordoba is one
of these groups. This group has created a collection of photographs portraying
some of the victims and family members.