City of Eros, New York City Prostitution, and the Commercialization of Sex, from 1790-1920,
is the book I received from the Library. I felt more sadness for the books than for the
person who destroyed them, although I wondered what type of person would do this; my
thoughts were “poor books.” Prostitution is often looked at in this manner; people want
sex but not the person. I created this piece to express my thoughts and feelings about the
vandalism that was done to this book and how prostitution is a form of vandalism against
the people who become involved in it.
Doing research on prostitution led me to the Prostitution
Research & Education Web site. After I read the Prostitution: Factsheet
on Human Rights Violations by Melissa Farley PhD, the words had a profound effect on
me, which caused my view and art to change. Abuse has a cause and effect on all living
things, and if we allow abuse to remain in our lives, it can destroy us.
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