Edu León, Unearth the Memory
The Spanish photographer (born 1977) has been living in Latin America for over ten years. He photographed the series nominated for the LOBA in regions of Colombia most affected by armed conflict: Buenaventura, Cacarica, La Ciénaga and El Salado. Together with his protagonists, he developed motifs to serve as a way to remember, and to give visibility to the women and their experiences. There are images of pain, but also of hope for a peaceful future in this violence-ridden land.
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El Salado Cemetery, where most of the bodies killed during the 2000 massacre rest. El Salado, July 19, 2022
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Miriam Merino Suárez, 62 years old, lives displaced in Ciénaga de Magdalena, La Ciénaga, July 13, 2022
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The church square of El Salado. After the massacre in 2000, only 730 of the 7,000 inhabitants have returned, El Salado, July 20, 2022
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Life is only returning slowly to El Salado, which had degenerated into a ghost town, El Salado, July 20, 2022
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Displaced Edilma Ramírez has joined the association ASOMUPROCA, which is suing for the return of her farm. La Ciénaga, July 15, 2022
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Many of the inhabitants of El Salado do not feel comfortable with the presence of armed soldiers. El Salado, July 20, 2022
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Children in the river, near Buenaventura. This Colombian Pacific city is the one with the highest rate of murders per capita. Buenaventura, July 27, 2022
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Nelsy Jufith Álvarez Gómez misses her husband, who was kidnapped by FARC guerrillas in 1998 and disappeared. El Salado, July 20, 2022
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The port city of Buenaventura, an epicentre of violence, is home to Colombia’s largest seaport. Buenaventura, July 27, 2022
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Women of the ASOMUPROCA association commemorate one of the compañeras who was murdered. La Ciénaga, July 14, 2022
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Daglys Fernández next to the portrait of her daughter-in-law, a peasant leader who died before the displacement. La Ciénaga, July 16, 2022
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Dolores Borja and Eseneth Granados have been fighting for the restitution of their lands for almost 30 years. La Ciénaga, July 16, 2022
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A soldier digs a trench shortly before President Iván Duque’s visit. El Salado, July 21, 2022
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Esther Cabrera, 67 years old, in front of the portrait of her murdered cousin María Cabrerahas. El Salado, July 20, 2022
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For many displaced people, a birdcage is a symbol of being denied return to their country. La Ciénaga, July 16, 2022
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Women from El Salado remember companions they lost in more than 30 years of exile. La Ciénaga, July 15, 2022
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Yoli Johana Arrieta and her mother María Librada in front of a portrait of her father Juan Arrieta, who disappeared in 2002. El Salado, July 21, 2022
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Women in the sea at La Ciénaga, the place where they have lived for 20 years after being displaced. July 17, 2022
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Women of the ASOMUPROCA association express their trauma by burying themselves in the ground. La Ciénaga, July 17, 2022
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Women express their traumas of exile and more than 30 years of waiting for the return to their country. La Ciénaga, July 17, 2022
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