The Artist Chantal Meza and the Political Philosopher Brad Evans discuss their SoD Project. They talk about the Artworks, their understanding of Art, the Politics and Abstraction. This Project is part of the Histories of Violence. You can find more information in the links below. Histories of Violence https://www.historiesofviolence.com/ State of Disappearance https://www.chantal-meza.com/stateofdisappearance Chantal Meza https://www.chantal-meza.com/ Brad Evans https://www.brad-evans.co.uk/

Mexican painter Chantal Meza's artwork features in the State of Disappearance exhibition in The Chancellors' Building, bringing attention to the global problem of enforced disappearances. The exhibition launched on 26 September 2024, the day that poignantly marked the 10th anniversary of the disappearance of 43 students from Ayotzinapa (Mexico). https://www.bath.ac.uk/announcements/state-of-disappearance-exhibition-launched-on-campus/

Indira Navarro Leader of the searching mother's collective "Guerreros Buscadores de Jalisco" México. June, 2025. "Disappearance of Worlds" Solo Exhibition - Chantal Meza. The Pembroke College EMery Gallery, University of Oxford. United Kingdom. June, 2025. To know more about Guerreros Buscadores de Jalisco go to: https://www.facebook.com/p/Guerreros-Buscadores-De-Jalisco-61555458753120/ To know more about the Disappearance of Worlds exhibition go to: https://www.historiesofviolence.com/disappearanceofworlds

In the inaugural event of 'The Disappeared of History Global Webinar Series', we hosted renowned Panamanian musician, songwriter, activist, and former politician Rubén Blades. A Latin music icon, Blades was at the heart of the New York salsa revolution in the 1970s. His landmark albums in classic Afro-Cuban salsa are infused with elements of rock, jazz, pan-Latin, and global influences. He has won 12 Grammy Awards and 12 Latin Grammy Awards. During this webinar, he focused on "Desapariciones" (Disappearances), a song he released in 1984. It is widely regarded as a powerful musical testament to the issue of forced disappearances in Latin America, particularly during the dictatorships and armed conflicts that plagued the region in the 1970s and 1980s. That this Blades anthem has been picked up and adapted by so many artists speaks to the way both the violent practice and the artistic response transcend space and time. Against death, such music becomes a dance for dignity — bringing poetry and politics together to compose a more just future. Blades writes songs for the disappeared, so those who cannot speak might still be heard. *Information correct at time of production. The views and opinions of those taking part in this video are their own and not necessarily those of the University of Bath. Read our full disclaimer.

Official opening of the Disappearance of Worlds exhibition, featuring a conversation between the artist Chantal Meza and acclaimed art writer and journalist Will Gompertz which was held at the Pichette Auditorium, Pembroke College, University of Oxford on June 6th, 2025. Introductions provided by The Rt Hon Sir Ernest Ryder (Master, Pembroke College), Caroline Douilliez (ICRC), Dr. Michelle Castelletti (Oxford Festival of the Arts) and Vanessa Gouws (Pembroke College)

This conversation was part of the "Eden Bleeds" Chantal Meza's Solo Exhibition at St Mary's Redcliffe, Bristol. From March - April 2025. The Eco-Leadership Institute has been active and influential in humanitarian work supporting those in war zones and natural disasters, engaging leaders in the high-tech and manufacturing sector, and with religious organisations. Its ground-breaking approach provides organisations that are more engaged, purposeful, and adaptive in the face of urgent challenges. In this conversation between artist Chantal Meza and Founder and CEO Dr Simon Western they will discuss how this organisation connects leadership and coaching to ecosystem thinking and how they help create social value beyond profit or growth while providing healthy interconnections between people, organisations, technology and the natural world. The Eden Bleeds solo exhibition addressed the problem of ecological devastation. Showcasing for the first time 14 works form the Mexican painter Chantal meza it asks what is this vision for the planet we have now given to ourselves? What is unique about this exhibition is the abstract style and contrasting forms, which blur the lines between beauty and devastation. As the colours and compositions bleed into one another, so the question of ecology is reimagined anew. For more: The Eco-Leadership Institute https://www.ecoleadershipinstitute.org/ Eden Bleeds art exhibition https://www.chantal-meza.com/edenbleeds

A message from Lizet Cardona and Carmen Cardona from the Searching Mother's Collective Corazones Robados. Place: The Pembroke College Emery Gallery, University of Oxford. June, 2025. Disappearance of Worlds Solo Exhibition. The Art of Chantal Meza. To find more about the exhibit please go to: https://www.pmb.ox.ac.uk/news/exhibition-pembroke-jcr-art-gallery-sheds-light-darkness-disappearance To find more about the collective please go to: / corazones-robados-61550050887715 @UIberoamericana

Will Gompertz english journalist, author and art critic commenting on Chantal Meza's Disappearance of Worlds Solo Exhibition at The Pembroke College Emery Gallery, University of Oxford. June 6th, 2025. To know more about the Disappearance of Worlds exhibition follow this link: https://www.historiesofviolence.com/disappearanceofworlds To know more about The Pembroke College Emery Gallery follow this link: https://www.pembrokejcrart.org/ ​@PembrokeCollege @pembrokecollegejcrartcolle4217 @historiesofviolence7179 @OxfordFestivaloftheArts

Since 2006, over 120,000 disappearances have been reported, leading groups of Madres Buscadoras (searching mothers) to take up their own searches for clandestine graves. They have built an intricate understanding of the earth that may be hiding their loved ones. During a powerful afternoon at Oxford University, a panel explored how technology is addressing disappearances in Mexico and bringing families closer to finding peace. Behind photos of the missing sat a technologist, artist, policy-maker, forensic archaeologist, human rights expert and one woman freshly arrived from Jalisco, Mexico just hours before. Her name was Índira Navarro, leader of Guerreros Buscadores de Jalisco, and a collaborates with the FOUND project: a Frontier Tech pilot leading experiments to harness frontier technologies in this collective search for peace. Índira's powerful stories of loss and resilience were translated to a silent audience as she expressed the value that these technologies have brought to her community.  Read more about the pilot: FOUND - testing technologies to locate clandestine graves: https://www.frontiertechhub.org/pilot-portfolio/found-technologies-to-locate-clandestine-graves