Thousands go nude on Bondi Beach to raise awareness for skin cancer ‘ticking time bombs’
The shoot was staged as part of National Skin Cancer Action Week to remind people to get checked for skin cancer.
The photo shoot was to raise awareness on the importance of early detection for skin cancer. Source: AAP / AP
“We hope this artwork can get people’s attention and save people from our national cancer, because we shouldn’t be dying from this,” organiser Scott Maggs told AAP before the event.
But with many putting off regular skin checks due to the pandemic, Mr Maggs predicts a bottleneck of late-stage cancers in the health system.
“It looks like a smiling skull when you look at it up close, so obviously, I got even more nervous,” he said.
Artist and photographer Spencer Tunick instructs hundreds of nude people posing on Bondi Beach in Sydney on Saturday, 26 November 2022. Source: AAP / AP
After getting his skin checked, the ominous mark, fortunately, turned out to be non-cancerous.
The last time Mr Tunick was in the harbour city, more than 5,000 people disrobed in front of the Opera House as part of Mardi Gras in 2010.
