‘Narrative Warfare’ draws from several years of Lord’s investigation into the structures of documentary filmmaking and media propaganda. The exhibition asks how narratives are engineered and weaponised in contemporary audiovisual culture. At its centre is ‘Concealed and Denied’ (2026), an archival documentary without archival footage.
Rather than reproduce the images of persuasion it examines, Lord narrates and audio-describes material from videos, podcasts, articles and social media, while their images and soundtracks are denied. Through this deliberate absence, the film reveals how techniques–such as framing of the image, repetition and editing–are used to manufacture authority and shape public understanding, particularly in right-wing broadcasting.
Shaped by Lord’s ongoing work with accessibility tools including audio description and captioning, the film treats access as a mode of critical analysis. Practices often seen as supplementary become methods for examining how meaning is constructed and narratives gain power.
Alongside the film, the exhibition’s library space presents a new work, ‘Make America Sleep Again’ (2026). Compiling advertising breaks from Fox News for disability aids and medical treatments, the work examines how right-wing platforms profit from illness.
A programme of related events and contextual materials will accompany the exhibition.
Related public programme:
Screening programme curated by Jordan Lord – Sunday 12 April 2026, at LUX, London
Performance lecture as part of the Ian White Lecture Series at the Open City Documentary Festival 2026 – Sunday 19 April 2026, at ICA, London
Online workshop on media literacy – TBC
Artists Biographies
Jordan Lord is a filmmaker, writer, and artist whose work addresses the relationships between historical and emotional debts; framing and support; access, disability, and documentary. Their films have been shown at festivals and venues including New York Film Festival, MoMA Doc Fortnight, Walker Art Center, Union Docs, and Dokufest. Their film Shared Resources (2021) won the John Marshall Award for Contemporary Ethnographic Media at the Camden International Film Festival and the Critics Jury Prize at the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival. They have presented solo exhibitions at Piper Keys, Artists Space, and Squeaky Wheel. Their work has been featured in publications such as Screen Slate, Filmmaker Magazine, Millennium Film Journal, Film Quarterly, and Hyperallergic.
Exhibition Accessibility
Getting here: LUX is located in Waterlow Park (Highgate), near the Dartmouth Park Lodge Gate on Dartmouth Park Hill. Please note Waterlow Park is on a hill and from Archway Station there is a steep walk up Highgate Hill.
Address: LUX, Waterlow Park Centre, Dartmouth Park Hill, London, N19 5JF, UK.
Entrance location on what3words https://w3w.co/rates.fallen.joins
Step Free Access: The LUX building is wheelchair accessible and there are wheelchair accessible toilet facilities.
Auditory/Visual Access:
Large print guides, Plain English version and magnifying glasses are provided.
The films in the exhibition have both Audio Description and Open Captions.
Performance lecture by Jordan Lord and online workshop will offer live captioning and BSL interpretation.
You can learn more about detailed access information on our website. If you have any specific needs to attend our events please contact us at +44(0)20 3141 2960 or [email protected].
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