Spencer Tunick will undress everyone again on the streets of Melbourne, despite the weather
American photographer and photographer Spencer Tunick, known worldwide for flash mobs of naked people for his photo installations, said on Monday, May 7, that he would return to Australia again — in 2010 Tunick had already filmed thousands of naked people on the steps of the Sydney Opera House.
This time the photographer wants to organize a photo shoot in July on one of the most famous streets of Melbourne — Chapel Street. A series of pictures will be taken during the Provocaré Art Festival as part of a new photo project by Spencer Tunick.
The photographer shared that he was looking forward to a new opportunity to work with Melburnians, remembering a photo shoot in 2001 on the Princes Bridge on a rainy day.
"The fact that then, on a rainy day, almost five thousand people came to take part in the installation is simply phenomenal. Melbourne residents are a little bolder, thanks to a great desire to be photographed despite the bad weather. I was able to feel their resilience and readiness for any adventure."
For his new project, Tunic invites models over the age of 18 "of all shapes, sizes, any nationality and ethnicity."
"Of course, I would like to see those five thousand people with whom we once worked, but I think that new blood will not hurt our project." Like last time, the photo shoot will take place in July, even if the weather is bad. "If you're worried that it's going to be cold, don't, because the participants won't have to be naked on the street for a long time."
The photos will be included in a collection called Return of the Nude.
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