DIGITAL EXHIBITION
Threads of Protest: Human Rights in Childbirth
Setting Up the Exhibition
Over 1000 squares were included in the ‘Granny Square Yarnbomb.’ All of them needed to be stitched together in some way. As the exhibition was beginning in Southport and then later moving to London, they needed to be transportable and also in pieces that could be transferred to different gallery spaces. Panels seemed the best way of doing this. The wall in The Atkinson was also made from glass and so nothing could be pinned to it. The idea was therefore to use chicken wire.
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A panel of granny squares
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Threads of Protest banner on chicken wire
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![Attaching granny squares to chicken wire]()
Sewing the granny square panels to the chicken wire
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Covering the column
The ‘Granny Square Yarnbomb’ at The Atkinson, Southport, Summer 2025
Gender: Unexpected by Sophie Neville in conjunction with Dr Mari Greenfield.
Powerful Birthing Woman by Barbara Touati-Evans in conjunction with Anne Glover and Alex Smith of AIMS (Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services).
System of Silence by Helen Davies in conjunction with Stevie McKenzie.
The Child Screams in Her Mother’s Lap by Madeleine Famurewa in conjunction with Mezkin Khalil and Refugee Women Connect.
Above is a looped presentation that accompanies the exhibition.