Prospectus:

Consciously or not, we have all participated in this activity at one time or another. Whether we have looked in lighted windows while on our evening walk or just watched the people go by from behind our sunglasses; it is an experience we all share.

What is it about watching that we find so tantalizing? is it not being seen? Is it participating vicariously in another world? Or is it what we don't see when we peer into someone else's world? In this age of stripper poles,"Girls Gone Wild," the farce of "reality" tv, and webcams, the subtly of observing from behind the curtain has slipped out of the foreground but hasn't lost it potency. Burlesque is making a comeback, complete with fans and long gloves. People watching is still a sport at the corner Starbucks, and we still peer into other peoples living rooms from a darkened sidewalk as we stroll through the evening.

"Peep Show" urges artists to explore the tantalizing, the hidden, and the mystery of voyeurism. Pieces should take into consideration what makes watching and the glance so much a part of our psyche. Successful entries should not be blatant or include in-your-face eroticism. Rather, artists should draw on the ideas of peeping, the glance, intrigue, and what is left unseeable.

This show is open to all members of EBSQ+. Limit 3 entries per member.

Adrian Zoot writes regularly at Global Suburb, a Salon blog, and has published poems, stories and essays, most recently in Virtual Occoquan. He lives in Maryland, where he works as an editor. He writes: "My favorite form of voyeurism remains the movies. And many of my favorite movies concern voyeurism. American Beauty, for instance. Audrey Tatou in Amelie. And, best of all, Rear Window. The urge to spy often arises from the sense that our lives aren't complete. We suspect others of having a better, or at least more interesting, time on this planet."