Около 3 тысяч обнажённых и раскрашенных синей краской жителей британского города Халл приняли участие во флешмобе, организованном американским фотографом Спенсером Туником, пишет Artnet.

Подобные акции фотограф проводит уже на протяжении 25 лет: начиная с 1992 года он заранее объявляет о месте следующего проекта и предлагает всем желающим принять в нём участие.

Так, в 2003 году он собрал около 7 тысяч человек в Барселоне, а в 2007-м сфотографировал 18 тысяч человек на одной из центральных площадей Мехико.

Over 3,000 people stripped and splashed themselves in blue in the British city of Hull as a part of a performance art project to mark Hull’s “City of Culture” event in 2017. The 3,200 volunteers from 20 countries gathered in the city with a sole purpose – pose for a series of nude photographs in front of the city’s various landmarks. The project titled “Sea of Hull” is hosted by American photographer Spencer Tunick, who is known for his large-scale nude shoots. The “Sea of Hull” project is a reflection of the city’s maritime heritage, as the four shades of blue body paint represented the colors of water, BBC reported. One participant, 80-year-old Stephane Janssen, who travelled from Brussel’s to the UK city for the project, told BBC that he admired the idea that everybody was naked, as it reflects equality in some sense. “Everybody is equal – no race nor sex difference – everybody is the same, naked…and that’s what I love,” he said. #seaofhull #spencertunick #art #Hull #performanceart

A photo posted by CGTN (@cgtn) on Jul 10, 2016 at 6:39am PDT

Largest art project ever done in the UK in the Sea of Hull by @spencertunick using over 3500 painted nude people from over 20 countries posing in front of various landmarks to be exhibited in the UK City of Culture events in 2017 #spencertunick #nude #installation #art #uk #bodypaint #blackappleart

A photo posted by Black Apple (@blackappleart) on Jul 9, 2016 at 9:30am PDT

#Naked volunteers, painted in #blue to reflect the #colours found in #Marine #paintings in Hull's Ferens #Art Gallery, participate in US artist, #SpencerTunick's #SeaOfHull installation in #Kingston upon Hull. Over a period of 20 years, the #NewYork based #artist has created over 90 art installations in some of the most culturally significant places and landmarks around the #world including the #SydneyOperaHouse, Place des Arts in #Montreal, #Mexico City, Ernest Happel Stadium in #Vienna and #Munich in #Germany. (AFP photo) #TOIonInstagram

A photo posted by The Times of India (@thetimesofindia) on Jul 9, 2016 at 9:07am PDT

Great picture from @ferensartgallery of @spencertunick #seaofhull that took place this weekend across the city. Amazing effort from all involved. #hull2017 #spencertunick #freedomhull

A photo posted by Freedom Festival (@freedomfesthull) on Jul 11, 2016 at 5:55am PDT

Alles für die Kunst: Mehr als 3000 Menschen ziehen sich nackt aus und malen ihre Körper in unterschiedlichen Blautönen an. Dahinter steckt der US-Künstler @spencertunick, der in den vergangenen zwei Jahrzehnten fast 100 solcher Installationen mit nackten Menschen arrangiert hat. Die Inszenierung "Sea of Hull" soll an die enge Verbindung der Stadt Kingston upon Hull mit dem Meer erinnern. #SZBilderdesTages — Foto: Danny Lawson/AP #bilderdestages #KingstonuponHull #greatbritain #SpencerTunick #seaofhull #azure #bodypainting #art

A photo posted by Süddeutsche Zeitung (@sz) on Jul 11, 2016 at 1:35am PDT