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Sarah Mayhew Craddock on an edgy show exploring the art of political protest and dissent Are you sitting uncomfortably? Then I’ll begin… Situated in a warehouse on the edge of Oxford’s city centre, OVADA never fails to feel edgy. With its current exhibition Resistance is Fertile bringing together leading photographers, poets and protest artists, never has this felt more the case. Artist friends the length and breadth of the country had a lot to say about the results of the recent General Election – and with discontent comes creativity. So between the appointment of a Conservative government (responded to by artist Bob and Roberta Smith), and the 31st anniversary of the Battle of Orgreave (responded to by the artist Jeremy Deller) Resistance is Fertile is a particularly timely exploration of protest and the art that it engenders to bring about social change. Packing quite the metaphorical punch, the exhibition is that of hard-hitting, challenging, behind-the-curtain stor