"Handbags - What do Women Want" Exhibition Comes to 54 St James Street

"Handbags - What Do Women Want" is an exciting exhibition from Eileen Walsh, MA student at Liverpool Hope University's Fine Art Department.

The project looks at gender and the way the social and cultural environment constructs women's identities and how women react to the structures and conditioning imposed on them. The exhibition aims to uncover personal narratives in women's lives using the metaphor of the handbag, thus stimulating critical thinking that moves from the personal to the universal and questions the hegemonies that determine women's lives. These ideas are explored through the mixed media of photography, sound stories, textiles and found objects.

54 St James Street, home of The Women's Organisation, was chosen especially for this exhibition with the organisation's mission describing them as "an innovative women’s organisation that provides quality enterprise and employment services and influences policy, in order to improve the economic position of women".

"Handbags - What Do Women Want" exhibition is open Monday 30th Jan - Friday 3rd February 9am-6pm following a private view on Friday 27th January. Eileen Walsh will be available for discussion at the following times: Mondays 4.30pm-5.30pm, Tuesday 5pm-6pm, Thursday 12.30pm-1.30pm at the exhibition at 54 St James Street, Liverpool, L1 0AB.