France, Dec. 7 -- They are mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, aunts and uncles. All have lost a loved one in the armed conflict in Colombia. All are still searching for the truth about their disappearances.

So when Spanish-Argentinian photographer Zahara Gomez Luciniasked them to take part in a project in memory of the disappeared, they all agreed.

The artist and activist's book Recetario para la Memoria("Recipe Book for Remembrance")is an act of resistance.

Families contribute the recipe for the favourite dish of the person they have lost.In this way, Lucinimakes those who are absent visible again, and conveys the pain of the families while inviting dialogue.

"I wanted to bring the subject of disappearances back to the table by app...