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Boobie Rock

Houston, TX. USA, 1986

This series of black and white photos are of young women working the lunch shift in the striptease bar ‘Boobie Rock’ in Houston, Texas, USA. Made in 1986, I photographed the women in the dressing room of the bar.

I was 21 years old, around the same age as the women in the images. The first time I showed it to a gallery in 1989, the gallerist felt it would be bad for my reputation. In a few of the photos, my reflection in the makeup mirror is visible, making it evident that I also was one of the dancers.

At the time, I felt the only way to get close to the women I wanted to portray was to become one of them. I assumed that dancers would be poorly educated and had no other choice. In many cases, nothing was further from the truth. More than a few women were financing their college educations through stripping.

Now, 36 years later, I feel that it is a timeless body of work showing the vulnerability of young women. It also taught me not to judge others or make assumptions—something I have used in my practice as a photographer since making this series.

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