More Than 3,000 People Got Naked and Painted Themselves Blue in England This Weekend
On Saturday, 3,200 people stripped naked and gathered in the city center of Hull, U.K., as instructed by the American photographer Spencer Tunick, The Guardianreports. The volunteers arrived at 3 a.m. and helped paint each other four different shades of blue for the three-hour photo shoot.
Tunick is known for his "ambitious" pieces featuring hordes of naked people: This particular one was to represent the rising sea levels caused by climate change, Tunick told The Guardian. "It's the idea that the bodies and humanity is flooding the streets," he explained. "The natural, soft vulnerable body that's up against the concrete world - it creates a dynamic that interests me."
The weather on Saturday in Hull was reportedly not great, but that didn't stop anyone from participating. Tunick told the Daily Mailhe couldn't "believe" the participants' resolve: "It was cold, it was chilly, people had to put lotion-like paint all over their bodies - every part."
Tunick's final photographs will be shown in a Hull gallery in 2017, though if you're eager to see more of his work sooner, the Huffington Post reports he's asked 100 women to pose naked at next week's Republican National Convention in Cleveland.
See some more photos from the day below:
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