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Originally Posted by Klondike
the pics coming out of Sydney so far are a bit disappointing, IMHO. I think maybe we're coming to a dead end of sorts, and that there could be little left to say here with these mass shoots that is fresh. Of course I'm talking about the pics, not the posters bringing us the pics, and I am glad they are going up. But it just seems like we've seen it all before.....
we'll see what else surfaces...
KLondike
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Klondike: while I agree to a point about Tunick's work in general, a few things to consider.
1) There were 2 other projects that day, one inside the Opera House (though who knows if we'll ever see much of anything from that), and one with only about 60 people by the sea (picture attached, though I realize it's execrably small, as a guide to what to be on the lookout for);
2) There hasn't been anything quite like the hug/kiss that I remember (I don't really count the poses on the rocks at San Sebastian, which I have yet to find decent-sized pictures of), and lots of different versions of that have appeared, some of which must surely be higher-res than we've seen yet;
3) "Six or seven positions later came Tunick's most confronting request. "If you came with a partner, I want you to kiss your partner. If you came with a friend, I want you to kiss your friend. If you came alone, I want you to turn to someone else who is alone and kiss them." Eventually he relented and added, "... or embrace them." Suddenly I was aware of being alone in a crowd: I was surrounded by couples. Bounding up several steps I came face to face with an elderly man in the same predicament. We took one look at each other and embraced, admitting that, while it felt a little strange at first, it was a pleasant enough way to keep warm. Now the crowd really were as one. It was a beautiful moment.
Once Tunick gave the disband signal, most people scrambled for their clothes, while some hung back, grabbing the unique opportunity to take happy snaps of themselves starkers at the Opera House. As I dressed, I was relieved to be warm again at last but also a little disappointed that it was over so soon."
So, as this account suggests, some of those may appear eventually;
4) And as the final picture hints, there is always the antipodean WNBR, mostly on 3/13 but with Byron Bay and Nimbin "coming off" early: this weekend...