Peepshow

Rispoli’s catholic upbringing, inquisitive mind and design aesthetic drew him to 42nd Street’s New York City sex scene during the 1970’s. This was a time, prior to the Disneyfication of 42nd street, when adult bookstores were ubiquitous in New York City’s Times Square.

The carnivalesque neon arenas produced fifty-five gallon pails of quarters, twenty-five cent coins. These images captured from grainy, fresco-like quality 8mm film reminded him of the centuries old pornographic frescos of Pompeii, Italy. “Peepshow” is erotic and shocking, while simultaneously forbidden and sinful. This collection of images captures the play of emotion where the intensity of the work is viewed through a lens that brings pumping pleasure driven culture back to life. Shot on hand held Kodak Kodachrome 64 slide film.