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Sally Payen, Invisible Woman and the Telephonic Tree’, Oil on Canvas, 2017
Exhibition
Sally Payen. The Fence and the Shadow
23 Sep 2017 – 26 Nov 2017
Regular hours
- Saturday
- 09:00 – 22:00
- Sunday
- 09:00 – 22:00
- Monday
- 09:00 – 22:00
- Tuesday
- 09:00 – 22:00
- Wednesday
- 09:00 – 22:00
- Thursday
- 09:00 – 22:00
- Friday
- 09:00 – 22:00
Address
- Midlands Arts Centre (MAC)
- Cannon Hill Park
- Birmingham
England - B12 9QH
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- Bus routes with stops close to MAC include: 1, 35, 41, 45/47, 61/63. Check NX West Midlands for more information.
- MAC is situated near to four train stations; Five Ways, University, Selly Oak and Birmingham New Street. The closest station is Five Ways - being 1.3 miles away, followed by University (1.4), then Selly Oak (1.5) and finally Birmingham New Street (1.7).
The Fence and The Shadow is a new series of paintings by artist Dr. Sally Payen based on her exploration and research about the contested landscape of Greenham Common and the women’s peace camps and anti-nuclear protests that took place in the 1980s.
About
The Women’s Peace Camp was originally established at RAF Greenham Common, Berkshire, to protest against the nuclear weapons that were being housed there. The majority of protest was undertaken during the 1980s, including famous actions such as ‘Embrace the Base’, where hundreds of women joined hands in a giant circle around the perimeter of the base. Although the missiles were removed in the early 1990s, protests continued at the site for years. Today, Greenham Common contains many traces and memorials of the protest and camps that happened there and is still an emotive symbol of Women’s Activism.
Payen’s exhibition explores the protests, stories of the women who were involved in the peace camps and the site today. Inspired by growing up in the community close to the site, research in the archives, interviews with the women who were involved in the protests and extensive site visits to Greenham Common as it is now, Payen explores Greenham’s continued relevance today.
