Tunick’s Sea of Hull installation involved participants from
20 countries who gathered at dawn and were daubed with four shades of blue body
paint in celebration of Hull’s maritime heritage. They then posed for a series
of site specific installations around some of the city’s best known historic
locations.
Tunick’s latest work was commissioned by
Nigel said: “I heard about it some months ago on Jeremy
Vine’s Radio 2 show and thought having just turned 40, it would be something
unusual to do.
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“Although a little out of West Yorkshire, next year sees
Hull as the Capital of Culture for 2017 and as part of this, Spencer travelled
from America to photograph the ‘Sea of Hull’.
“More than 3,200 people attended to strip bare, paint
themselves varying shades of colour and then walk the streets of Hull to pose
in a number of locations including a rose garden and a swing bridge which when
completely full of people was opened and closed whilst Spencer took a number of
photos.
“Whilst very daunting and extremely surreal, the experience
was amazing and something I would definitely consider doing again. I did ask my
wife Lucy if she wanted to join me, but she said she felt that ‘Hull wasn’t
quite ready for that just yet’. To be honest I think she is just a tad shy! “More
surreal was when everyone got dressed again afterwards then went off on the way
home doing everyday things which when dressed seemed like some kind of alien
nation. It was great fun.”
Hull Council said the turnout was the largest in any of Tunick’s
UK artworks, beating Gateshead in 2005 and Salford in 2010.
Tunick said: “The Sea of Hull installation was one of the
most fantastic projects I’ve ever done, and it was inspiring to be able to
intertwine the city’s maritime heritage against an urban backdrop throughout
the whole piece.”
-hudersfielddaily
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