Before dawn broke on Saturday, 3,200 people gathered in Hull city centre, shed their shoes and clothes and painted themselves blue in the name of art. The spectacle was arranged by American photographer Spencer Tunick, famous for his ambitious installations featuring crowds of nudes, and was commissioned by the city’s Ferens Art Gallery for Hull’s UK City of Culture celebrations next year. Related: Sea of Hull by Spencer Tunick – in picturesRoads in the city centre were closed between midnight and 10am as the participants, who came in all shapes and sizes, posed in locations that reflected Hull’s maritime history. The crowds of blue people were also a representation of the rising sea levels caused by climate change, Tunick said. They came in their thousands, some walking, some leaning on crutches, others wheelchair-bound – but all naked.

Source: The Guardian July 09, 2016 08:37 UTC