Billy Monk worked as a bouncer in the notorious Catacombs club in the
dock area of Cape Town during the 1960s. He captures the raw energy of
the club, its decadence and tragedy, its humanity and joy. The
internationally acclaimed photographer David Goldblatt notes: "Monk's
non-judgmental, even cool-eyed awareness of the photographic
possibilities of the bizarre pervades the work, and yet this awareness
is never denigratingly exploitative. There is a strong empathetic spirit
throughout." First exhibited in 1982, it is now receiving significant
media attention.