On Saturday morning, 2,500 people took photos naked on the iconic beach of the Australian city of Sydney, Bondi Beach, to draw attention to skin cancer. They were photographed by the well-known American visual artist Spencer Tunick.
Lying on their side, standing with their hands in the air, side by side with arms outstretched. Starting at 5:30 am (local time), Tunick photographed the thousands of naked people on Bondi Beach in various poses. He did this as part of the Strip Off for Skin Cancer art project. More than 2,000 Australians die each year from skin cancer.
Tunick has become known for his photographs of naked crowds. Since 2016, he has not gathered such a large group of people as Saturday, writes The Sydney Morning Herald. In 2010, the American was also in Sydney. He then photographed five thousand people naked in front of the Opera House.
To be able to photograph people naked on Bondi Beach, the law had to be changed, writes The Guardian. Participants were allowed to spend one time naked on the beach until 10 a.m., after which they risked a fine.
With the art project, the photographer hopes that Australians will check their skin more often. He addressed the crowd by megaphone. “When you work for a health-related charity, you suddenly realize your own age,” said Tunick, 55.
Bruce Fasher, 77, was one of the participants in the art project. “I’ve spent half my life in the sun and had some malignant melanomas removed from my back,” he told a news agency reporter. AFP know. “I thought this was a good cause and love taking my clothes off at Bondi Beach”.
