Territorios de Cultura para la Equidad is a voluntary sector women’s initiative, run by four women artists. Examples of their work include a project bringing together sex workers and policewomen to explore female identities, and a project for street sweepers to reclaim access to cultural venues and spaces. One hallmark of the work is its wry and disarming humour. The pictured poster is for the second of these projects, entitled: ‘Of galleries, women and purses’, using the purse as a female icon as well as a reference to money and power – or lack of access. While big finance is controlled by men, women control the day to day small change carried in purses, and the project played with this symbol to discuss the bigger issues.
Since her visit, Ana has been invited to join the Critical Mass colloquium with us at CMH in June, so look out for her!