BOOKS & VOLUMES
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.
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.
JOURNALS & EXTENDED ESSAYS
Focus on Disappearance
Launch edition of On Violence magazine featuring several articles and reviews on disappearance from leading thinkers. Full PDF available from link.
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."
MEDIA ESSAYS & FEATURES
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.
If art is to deal with the question of violence, then it must confront the kidnappings, femicides, repressions, clandestine graves, enforced disappearances, the murders of journalists, extrajudicial executions, as well as the indifference to such horrifying crimes.
Chantal Meza