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Nude 1 000s have Dutch gaping
03/06/2007 21:27 - (SA)
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| Thousands of naked people pose in a parking garage during a large photo session with US photographer Spencer Tunick in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. (Evert Elzinga, AP) |
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Amsterdam - Dozens of women posed naked on their bicycles on a bridge across one of Amsterdam's historic canals on Sunday - a unique sight, even in a city famed for its relaxed attitude toward nudity and sex.
They were among 2 000 men and women who took part in a series of four nude group photos in the city in the early hours of the morning as part of the latest project of United States photographer Spencer Tunick.
The first and largest composition was in a decidedly prosaic location: a parking garage on the outer ring of the city.
But what the location lacked in romance, it made up for in style.
Those taking part lined the railings of the garage's twin circular towers, creating a pattern of multicolour stripes against the white building and an overcast sky.
Chins pointing upward
"It was very hard to find space in a city meant for such a small number of people," said Tunick. "I was very lucky to get almost 2 000 to fill a massive car park."
The women on bikes were selected from the larger group and posed with their chins pointed triumphantly upward toward the sky.
"It was very exciting and I didn't even feel shy," said a Dutch woman called Didi, who didn't want to give her last name.
Other compositions included a group of men posing together near the parking garage and a mixed group of men and women on another bridge.
Tunick, from New York City, has become famous for photographing thousands of naked people in public settings worldwide, from London and Vienna to Buenos Aires and Buffalo.
'Interested in contemporary art'
He set a record for naked photography with a photo of 18 000 people in the buff in Mexico City last month.
"I get people to shed their inhibitions basically because the people shedding their clothing are interested in contemporary art," Tunick said.
Photos from Sunday's session were to be exhibited at an Amsterdam club on Sunday night, and would be reproduced on billboards in the city later in the summer.
- AP
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