Nude In The Name Of Art

About 2,000 people gathered in the heart of Bruges on Monday morning in their birthday suits. They got their kit off to be immortalized by American photographer Spencer Tunick. The mass nude photo session was part of the Bruges-based Corpus 05 culture festival, which kicked off on Monday and runs through September. It was a very Belgian experience for Tunick, who said it was the first time ever he taken photographs while it was raining. Despite the wet weather, Tunick took pictures of 1,249 men and 701 women in the historic Flemish town’s central square, with its famous Beffroi belfry in the background. The nude figures were laid out in a long line, some upright, some crouching on their knees and others lying on wet cobblestones. For the full story - click the title Irish Art