We’re delighted to see Leah Gordon’s Monument to the Vanquished Peasant being presented as part of Festival Panoràmic at Sala Muncunill in Terrassa, near Barcelona, this November.

Developed over several years in collaboration with Meadow Arts, the project explores the history and legacy of the Enclosure Acts, the centuries-long process through which common land was taken from rural communities and placed into private ownership.

The project was previously presented as part of Coventry Biennial 2025, Obessions, Possessions at The Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, bringing its exploration of land, ownership and collective memory to audiences in Coventry.

Clare Purcell, Executive Director at Meadow Arts, joined the exhibition opening in Terrassa, where they delivered a speech celebrating the project and its continuing journey to new audiences.

Bringing together photography, photomontage, archive material and community stories, Leah gives voice to often overlooked histories of resistance, land rights and the commons. The work asks important questions about who owns the land, who has access to it, and what the loss of the commons means today.

It’s wonderful to see this important project reach new audiences internationally, continuing its conversation about land, power, community and belonging.

Monument to the Vanquished Peasant is showing at Sala Muncunill Terrassa, from 5 November 2026 to 10 January 2027, as part of Festival Panoràmic.

The project has been presented in four interwoven chapters: PART I | THE COMMONERS and PART II | RURAL REBELS, as well as the newly commissioned chapters, PART III | VAGABONDS.

The Commoners were commissioned and supported by Meadow Arts and GRAIN Projects. Rural Rebels and Vagabonds were commissioned by Meadow Arts.

Monument to the Vanquished Peasant was commissioned by Meadow Arts and presented at the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, in partnership with Coventry Biennial.