In 1994 Leah Gordan became the official photographer for the amnesty international report in Haiti. Gordan is a photographer, curator and film maker, whose ability to document life is nothing short of a God given talent.Lucy Gordan has exhibited widely in both private and public shows, however it is her present offering 'The Invisibles' in the beautiful Riflemaker Gallery, London which I was lucky enough to stumble upon. 'The Invisibles' is Gordan's reaction and response to religious and historic realities and subjects. Through these colorless images Gordan explores and contradicts the precept ion that photography 'could only serve to disprove the divine'. Haiti appears to be for Gordan where this exploration begins, and although she has also documented the likes of London and Vodou. It seems that Haiti having journeyed there many times since her first visit in 1991, has become for this exhibition the correct setting to create her story. It is very obvious that Lucy Gordan by now has a respectful and honest knowledge of Haiti and its people. For example, in 'Girl with Bird', Cite de Soleil, the sitter, a young girl holds gently in still and calm a bird in her hands. The picture is the essence of peace and calm, and yet the setting of the shot was in 1993, classified as 'the most dangerous place on earth' by the UN. This is Gordan's calling to document and understand something so unimaginable. Showing until the 11th of September at London's Riflemaker Gallery, 79 Beak Street, 'The Invisibles'. Text Katriona Flynn
