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Even though Melbourne's temperature was only 11 degrees this morning!
But it doesn't stop a group of brave nudists from getting naked during the cold winter, putting up all sorts of shapes on the roof of the Woolworths parking lot and shooting nude blockbusters!
I wonder if you have heard anything about the naked photo shoot of ten thousand people in front of the Sydney Opera House eight years ago.
At the time, nearly ten thousand people lay naked in front of the Sydney Opera House in different positions. The size is also different, has the big belly stool, also has the thin slim, has caused the whole Sydney.
Eight years later, the event came to Melbourne.
New York photographer Spencer Tunick, who had gathered more than 10, 000 volunteers today, came to the streets before dawn and headed for the target Woolworth parking lot!
Among them, 36-year-old South Yarra resident Taylor also showed himself on camera. Over the years, Taylor has been struggling with her physical image, and when she learned of the event, she resolutely signed up for it.
"I've been struggling with my physical image for more than 20 years," she said. "when I learned about the event, I decided to face my biggest fear: naked! I made this decision after a few glasses of wine, but it was a wonderful experience and had a tremendous impact on my life. I think I can do anything now, and I feel very confident, very confident! "
Despite the cold wind, Taylor didn't care, and she felt it was a wonderful experience to show up on the streets with a calm, gentle, assertive artist on such a morning.
Taylor was nervous at first, but her family and friends were supportive of her decision and proud of her daring to break through. The Woolworths parking roof shoot, called Return of the Nude, is part of a two-day Chapel Street Precinct's Provocare festival.
Next, photographer Tunick will use Chapel Street as his canvas, taking bold pictures with hundreds of Melbourne volunteers.
Woolworths initially rejected Tunick's request, but changed its decision under intense public pressure.
In fact, as early as 2001, Tunick held a nude shoot of 4500 men and women on the bank of the Yarra River in Melbourne. When it was cloudy and raining, volunteers crowded everywhere from Flinders Street to the banks of the Yarra River. Asked why he returned to Melbourne to shoot again after 17 years, Tunick said: "the work experience in Melbourne in 2001 left me a very good memory, and the Melbourne people were brave, even though it was cold that morning and it was still raining. And ChapelStreet reminds me of East Village, in New York, Sunset Avenue in Los Angeles and Haight-Ashbury, in San Francisco, but in Melbourne, they're all mixed together. "
Over the years of Tunick25's career, he has hosted 125 large-scale nude films in 25 countries. Hundreds of thousands of volunteers were photographed naked. But he was arrested five times.
Fans who like him say his work has transcended differences and highlighted the human nature of life in industrialised societies. However, he is also opposed to a lot of people, said he is a grandstanding clown. No matter what kind of person he is, his popularity is undeniable.
The volunteers who took part in the shoot did not receive any compensation, but everyone received their own photos. They say it's a natural liberation and a life-long experience.
Tunick's biggest shot was in central Mexico City, where 18000 people took part. The square is full of naked people, and if you appear around in clothes, you are different.
Tunick says,
"there is a wonderful tribal element in my work, and I think this is the connection between people-they can connect at a very pure level, even in a very active field."
"this has nothing to do with numbers, but how to attract people and create physical dialogue in public space."
It seems that the world in the eyes of the artist is never the same as that in the eyes of the general public.
If it were you, would you volunteer?