Hull became the City of Culture in 2017. A year long festival and then beyond. It’s been such a fantastic time with numerous events. An American photographer called Spencer Tunick, who uses a mass of nude people as art, had an idea for the City ….



Early one summer morning over three thousand people turned up, stripped naked and smothered themselves with blue body paint….


To celebrate Hull’s maritime history…


And the Sea of Hull was born….









Luckily it wasn’t cold and it didn’t rain!
24 replies on “Sea of blue”
Wow man, just wow!!!! So amazing. And, a sea of smurfs.
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Crazy isn’t it!
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What a bunch of nutcases!
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Crazy!
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OH MY! Words fail me!
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It’s art!!
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Ahhhhh … art, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder! 😉
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Can’t argue with that!
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That’s brilliant! Just amazing 🤩 the people look like mannequins!
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Weirdly fantastic!
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Fantastically weird!
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Never seen so many Smurfs. Amazing. You don’t say whether you joined in. My home town, Bradford, has been shortlisted for city of culture. is this what I have to look forward to, Vinny? I hope they pick a warm day or it will shring smaller than usual! 😂
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No I was away at the time….yes if you get it you’ll love it! Just keep you’re thermals on Hobbo you’ll be fine…
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I’ll wear my budgie smugglers! 🤣🤣🤣
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You in budgie smugglers….that’s the stuff of nightmares…..
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🤣 It sure is!
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shrink!
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Absolutely brilliant!
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Great isn’t it!
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Is the body paint sprayed on?
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No it was rubbed on apparently. Four different shades of blue.
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Quirky and amazing. I’d never heard of this before. Go blue! 🔵
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What a sight!!! What a dull world that would be if we were all colored blue.
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That’s true!
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