So i've been doing a bit of internet research for my up coming research trip to Amsterdam (8th till 11th of may)

so im trudging through all these websites about the first womens owned sex shop in amsterdam, the biggest live sex show theatre with an, and i quote "family atmosphere", and i find the very interesting prostitute information centre and hopefully, they will be happy to help me out with hooking me up with a few of the individual women that work in the sex windows.

and im horrified in the most strange way.

Shocked but excited about learning more about a community that works better than ours.
And im excited about the prospect of bringing some ideas back here to england that could help change attitudes.
And for the first time in a while, im ecstatic about the prospect of writing my book on the new waves of feminism.

i was sceptical at first, i thought well, going somewhere else is all well and good to gain broad knowledge, but im more about tackling the in-consistancies here in england, in remote communities, which are so hard to infiltrate because of their illegality.
But i really think that by working my way from open-minded communities to the more closed ones i can make some kind of difference and gain soe real perspective for my artistic practice.

Im fairly scared, amsterdam has its problems like any other community, because of their more tolerant sex and drug laws i believe they get more trouble with the extremes of these. i'm lead to believe there isn't a high rape rate, but i remember reading that they have trouble with the harder drug's being circulated.
i guess this makes sense only because the focus is shifted from the softer drugs due to legality and the harder usage is brought more into the light, sort of seesaw like.

I really hope some of the women are willing to be interviewd, and i'd -love- to take their portraits....or sit in on a session and...take notes(?!)

sometimes i think i may be about to bite off WAY more than i can chew with this ambition, but i hope something good will come of my research and book.