Drifting Away: a photo-based memorial for Columbia's disappeared

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There is a saying that the rivers of Columbia are the world’s biggest graveyard.

Columbian artist Erika Diettes is creating a light-filled memorial to the many thousands of the “disappeared” who are dead or missing as a result of armed conflicts in Columbia. Personal objects or clothing from people who have disappeared are photographed in turbulent water.

Check it out here.