From : Australian Times, March 2, 2010
More than 5,000 people have stripped off at the Sydney Opera House to get naked in the name of art. | |
By : Ashlea Maher |
The participants braved a chilly Autumn early morning to shed their clothes, and posed naked for renowned American nudist photographer Spencer Tunick.
People came in all shapes and sizes and one heavily pregnant woman even postponed the birth of her twins so she could take part.
Titled Mardi Gras: The Base, the installation had been commissioned by the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, which took place over the weekend.
Mr Tunick, 43, who has taken nude crowd pictures all around the world, said the project was about sending a positive message that no one should shun other people.
"Gay men and women lay naked next to their straight neighbours and this delivered a very strong message to the world that Australians embrace a free and equal society," he said told the crowd.
In his greeting to participants, Tunick said it was great that the "straight community wanted to get naked with the gay community". The organisers had only expected about half the number of people to turn up, but were impressed by the outcome. .
"It took a certain resolve to get out of bed at 3.30am and join a queue that stretched from the Opera House forecourt and around Circular Quay to the Museum of Contemporary Art. The wind was nippy," Matthew
Westwood told The Australian. "Humankind was revealed in its naked magnificence,with contemporary modifications: tattoos, piercings, intimate hairstyles, the tanlines of late summer."
Critique : Well, overall, i'm quite fascinated of what are these people trying to do. I mean, come on, for me, this is like giving my dignity away. But, i respect their decision to do that for the sake of showing Australians are free and equal society and in the name of art. Well of course they must be purportedly aware that they can actually see each other's private parts during that event, and this maybe can lead some 'unwanted' event after this particular event. Or, maybe they have he sheer fondness amongst them, who knows.=)
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