Several hundred naked people posed in the cool morning for internationally recognized American photographer Spencer Tunick on the flat roof of a supermarket in Melbourne.
Tunick is known for his photographs of artistic installations in front of famous landmarks, often involving hundreds of naked models of both genders. This has resulted in photographs in front of the Sydney Opera House or the Bavarian State Opera in Munich.
Although the barometer showed 8 degrees Celsius, around 400 people covered with transparent red veils participated in a fifteen-minute shoot on top of the supermarket in the southeastern Melbourne suburb of Prahran.
“I had to work quickly so my models wouldn’t ‘freeze’ and I think I created a very nice piece,” Tunick told reporters after the shoot, adding that he wanted to be provocative with his work.
Chloe Horler, one of the participants selected from 12,000 candidates, said that the shoot helped her overcome her own relationship with her naked body.
Law student from Melbourne, Roshane, said that the next family gathering could be “a bit awkward” if her relatives recognize her in the picture. However, she claims to have benefited from the shoot.
“People have a distorted image of some part of their body in their ‘heads’ and do not feel good about it. This is a good way to raise awareness about how you should feel good in your own skin because everyone is beautiful in their own way,” she said.
