Shadow. Sandra Granda at home in Guerrero, Mexico. In 2013, three of my brothers in-law died. After these events, I began documenting my family and tried to capture the psychological and emotional breakdown caused by the loss of a family member. © Yael Martinez
Broken. Digno Cruz (my father-in-law) was crying at home while he was talking about his missing grandsons, Guerrero, Mexico. The discovery of several mass graves during the search of the 43 normalistas Ayotzinapa, Guerrero, shows the magnitude of the crisis of enforced disappearances in the country. The government has found 60 clandestine graves in the cities of Iguala-Taxco with at least 129 bodies (20 women and 109 men). None of them belonged to the 43 normalistas who went missing in Iguala during the month of September 2014. Official figures show that in recent years, there have been tens of thousands of disappearances and Guerrero is one of the Mexican states which has been most affected. © Yael Martinez
Ruined house. Ruined house in the community of Santiago Temixco, Guerrero, Mexico. In 2013, we lost 3 brothers-in laws. One of them was found killed at jail. Two of them are still missing. They used to live at Iguala Guerrero, the same place where the Ayotzinapa students disappeared. After that event happened we went to some places where some traces were found. We did not found anything. In a symbolic way, I tried to find them — we wanted to bury them if they weren't alive. © Yael Martinez
Stretch as high as you can. Itzel Martinez playing at the grandparents house in the community of Santiago Temixco. Guerrero Mexico. © Yael Martinez
Machete. Machete in the bedroom of my grandfather in law, Digno Cruz. In a symbolic way I tried to represent the absence of a missing brother. © Yael Martinez
Burning man © Yael Martinez
Luz. Lucero Granda. She is 31 and after losing her brothers, she decided to get pregnant. She is the oldest of the family. They used to be 10 but now they are seven. They received threats after the disappearance of their brothers even if they don't live together anymore. Some of them live on Acapulco, some in Taxco Guerrero. © Yael Martinez
Tears. Lucero Granda taking a shower at home. © Yael Martinez
Empty. Luz & Me at home. Taxco Guerrero México. © Yael Martinez
Abel & Sandra at home in Taxco Guerrero, Mexico © Yael Martinez
Red cocoon. Bedroom of the Cruz family. © Yael Martinez
Wrapped child. Itzel Martínez (my daughter) after taking a shower. She is 6 years old.After the disappearance of my brothers-in-law, I began documenting my family and tried to capture the psychological and emotional breakdown caused by the loss of a family member. © Yael Martinez
Trace. After my relatives disappeared, we went to some places where some traces were found. We did not find anything. © Yael Martinez
Family heart. Photos on the wall of Perla Granda's bedroom of her missing brothers. She is 14 years old and in high school. She lives with her mother and her sister in Taxco Guerrero © Yael Martinez
The funeral. Remains of flowers that were in the van that transported us to the funeral of Javier Granda. © Yael Martinez