The Edith Södergran cycle
In 2006 Gordon began working on a cycle of 44 oilpainting all 100 cm’s in height inspired by the life and poems of the Swedish/Finnish poet, Edith Södergran (1892-1923).
As a young man in Liverpool, Gordon was given a book of her poems by a sailor and found a kindred spirit in Edith. No doubt he shared her intense love for nature, her spirituality and her love of Nietsche.
The cycle was exhibited posthumously at Kunstcentret Silkeborg Bad in 2018. All 44 paintings can be seen in the database.
Sanatorium Switzerland, 100×165, 2009 Landet som icke är, 100×170 cm, 2006 Instinct, 100×180 cm, 2008
Animalistic Hymn, 100×170 cm, 2007 Waterfall, 100×180 cm, 2008 Burning of the Letters, 100×160 cm, 2006
First missing 2 1/2 lines, 100×170 cm, 2008 Fragment E.S, 100×165 cm, 2008 Reflections on the Writing Table, 100×180 cm, undated
The Ghost of E.S.’ Murdered Cat, 100x180cm, 2009 Tuberculosis Picture, 100×165, 2009 Pool of Life, 100×190 cm , 2008
The Cycle of Creativity, 100×170 cm, 2007 The Onslaught of Tuberculosis, 100×165 cm, 2009 Botgörarna, 100×180, 2006