Queer Wandsworth exhibition on Totterdown Street behind Tooting Market
Queer Wandsworth, a free outdoor exhibition on Totterdown Street behind Tooting Market, is now on until Monday 6 July.
The exhibition, presented across a series of vibrant cube installations, shares powerful stories of LGBTQ+ life in Wandsworth, past and present. It invites visitors to explore at their own pace, day or night. Discover well-known landmarks and hidden histories, and learn how local people and places have played an important role in shaping queer history in the UK.
Through artwork, archival material and community voices, Queer Wandsworth celebrates resilience, creativity and pride.
Nick Collinson (The Urban Rambler), Queer Wandsworth Researcher and Curator, says, “The Queer Wandsworth project has been a chance to uncover and share stories that have often been overlooked in more traditional histories of the borough.
“Over the past year, through research, community consultation and archival work, we’ve built up a picture of a rich and wide-ranging queer history, from nightlife, performance and activism to everyday relationships, social spaces and local lives.
“The exhibition is about bringing those stories into public view and showing that LGBTQ+ history is not something separate from Wandsworth’s history, it is woven through it. I hope people come away with a new understanding of the borough and the many different people who have shaped it over time.”