This sculpture references the Great Petition or Monster Petition of 1891, in which the Women's Suffragists campaigned for the right to vote in Victoria. The petition had 30,000 signatures, and was so heavy that it had to be carried by several people when presented to the Victorian Parliament.
Great Petition is located in Burston Reserve between Macarthur Street and Parliament Place, Melbourne. It was created by Susan Hewitt and Penelope Lee in 2008 to celebrate the effort and hard work of Victorian women in achieving this precious right; and as the plaque says "it is a permanent acknowledgement of those who united to bring about change".
As you walk around the sculpture your interest is never lost as you look at the different shapes and angles, and the never ending curves.
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Mosey x
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| Great Petition 2008 |
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| Detail of sculpture curves |
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