Green, white and purple have long saturated much of Wimbledon life. This installation aims to celebrate the poignant relationship between these colours and the local area, weaving together Wimbledon’s role as a major hub at the forefront of the Women’s Suffrage Movement and its position as host of a major tennis championship.
Within this installation, handmade miniatures of local businesses and buildings vital to the Suffrage movement stand alongside sculptures of key figures such as Rose Lamartine-Yates. Raised upon green mounds that allude to the rolling hills of Wimbledon Park and Common, these models aim to highlight and celebrate Wimbledon’s pivotal relationship with the movement. Throughout the work are miniature nods to the Tennis, with the shared colours of both the tournament and the suffragettes bridging these institutions together and offering an insight into Wimbledon’s role as a cultural and political pioneer.