DISAPPEARANCE
PUBLICATIONS
BOOKS & VOLUMES
Forthcoming Book
To be published in 2027 by Edinburgh University Press, this book offers a definitive critique of the normalisation of disappearance and explains why it has become the problem of our times.
Forthcoming Volume
Set for publication in the spring of 2027, Brad Evans is guest editing the journal, The Philosopher, with an edition titled "A Weaponised Earth: the Elements of Death & Disappearance".
Special Volume
Marking the 80th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Brad Evans 7 Caroline Holmqvist edited this special edition of Thesis Eleven looking at disappearance and annihilation aesthetics.
Special Volume
Special edited volume of the Philosopher featuring a series of essays from a range of academics on disappearance & oblivion. The artwork of Chantal Meza also features throughout the edition. Click to download.
EDITED BOOK
Published by McGill-Queens University Press, this volume features a series of essays from world leading thinkers on the issue of disappearance & the artwork of Chantal Meza. The book also features a full colour catalogue of the works.
AUTHORED BOOK
Published by Columbia University Press, this book addresses the relationship between representations of sacred violence, conceptions of the void, and what this means for confronting the issues of disappearance and human annihilation.
EXHIBITION CATALOGUES
Disappearance of worlds
Official exhibition catalogue for the 2025 Disappearance of Worlds exhibition to be held in the City of Oxford. It features a full catalogue of works. A download version will be available shortly.
State of disappearance
Official exhibition catalogue for the 2023 State of Disappearance art exhibition held in the City of Bristol. It features full catalogue of works, a foreword by curators and interview with artist. It can be downloaded by following link above.
Eden Bleeds
Official exhibition catalogue for the 2025 Disappearance of Worlds exhibition to be held in the City of Oxford. It features a full catalogue of works. A download version will be available shortly.
ACADEMIC & EXTENDED ESSAYS
Beyond the Gaze
Article in the Review of Education, Pedagogy & Cultural Studies addressing the links between art, disappearance and the female gaze. Access on link above.
a Study for a Bomb
Essay published in the Philosopher dealing with the terror of disappearance and the weaponisation of nothingness. PDF available and linked above.
Annihilated landscapes
Essay published in the journal Thesis Eleven as part of special edition marking 80th anniversary of bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki. Free to access with link above.
Weaponised Ecologies
Essay published in the Journal of Visual Culture addressing the way cinema has portrayed the links between nature and enforced disappearance. Free access on link above.
Primal Fear
Essay published in the Philosopher dealing with the terror of disappearance and the weaponisation of nothingness. PDF available and linked above.
Always there
Essay published in the Philosopher dealing with the aesthetics of disappearance and the importance of a poetic response. PDF available and linked above.
Bacon & Disappearance
Essay titled "Brutality of Fact: Violence, Disappearance & the Promise of Oblivion in the Art of Francis Bacon" published in the Review of Education, Pedagogy & Cultural Studies.
long-read essay
Long-read essay on "How disappearance became a global weapon of psychological control, 50 years on from Chile’s US-backed coup" published in the online academic forum, The Conversation.
Just September
Essay marking the 20th anniversary of 9/11 published in the LA Review of Books. It addresses the interplay between spectacles of violence & disappearance by looking at Gerhard Richter's painting "September."
SELECT MEDIA ESSAYS & FEATURES
Confronting Absence
Article published by the International Committee of the Red Cross highlighting Chantal Meza's Absence exhibition and associated events.
Art & Absence
Article published in Trebuchet arts magazine reviewing Chantal Meza's Absence exhibition at the Embassy of Switzerland in London.
university feature
University write-up and film concerning a collaboration between University of Bath and British Red Cross to mark International Womens Day 2026.
Exhibition Makes History
Article published in Bristol 24/7 reporting on Eden Bleeds exhibition and noting how it made history in the city being 1st contemporary art show in venues 800-year history.
Mexico's Disappeared
Essay in published in Unherd, marking the 10th anniversary of the disappeared 43 students from Aytozinapa, questioning if they will ever be found?
university feature
University write-up announcing the launch of the State of Disappearance exhibition and wider art on campus initiative at the Bath campus.
times higher education
Reflective article based on educational experiences of state of disappearance exhibition titled "White Walled Lecture Theatres are a Missed Learning Opportunity" published in Times Higher Education .
trebuchet arts magazine
Extended essay on the art of Chantal Meza and her work on disappearance published in Trebuchet print magazine. Extract of the essay is available to read online via link above.
university feature
University write-up on the State of Disappearance exhibition held in the City of Bristol.
the intimate witness
Conversation between Chantal Meza & Brad Evans titled "The Intimate Witness" published at the start of the project as part of the Histories of Violence series in the Los Angeles Review of Books.
feature artist
Chantal Meza featured as the headline artist with accompanying ‘State of Disappearance’ article in leading policy magazine, W&F Wissenschaft und Frieden (Science & Peace) published in Germany.
artlyst
Early review published in 2017 at the start of the project in Artlyst titled "Chantal Meza: Painting a State of Terror". That was the original title given to the preliminary exploratory works produced by the artist.