Hundreds strip naked on glacier in global warming protest

Run time: 01:45 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RVp8Q6H9e0   Posted on YouTube: August 20, 2007 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: August 22, 2007 By DU Member: bananas Views on DU: 1618

 
"What seems hard, is not; it's slowly shrinking, slowly melting"

Related article with embedded links: http://weblog.greenpeace.org/makingwaves/archives/2007/08/video_600_strip_naked_on_glaci.html

Greenpeace Switzerland and artist Spencer Tunick teamed up for this, ahem, unusual project. Really well done. Big thanks to all the volunteers who bared all in 10 degrees C. Full story on the Greenpeace website.

Update: For the record, I can neither confirm not deny the presence of a certain famous tech industry CEO at the shoot. ;)

So far no complaints about the nudity (however tasteful). So far none. The closest I've seen is from the Economist, which lamented that the "power of nakedness is on the wane". But I'd say the Economist spoke too soon.

This "living sculpture" was covered by hundreds of bloggers and media outlets world-wide. The message about glaciers melting gets through in the vast majority of these. And, as a happy side benefit, provided plenty opportunity for "shrinkage" jokes.

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It's a shame we have to resort to artistic demonstrations to shock the average person into understanding a simple reality, but those of us who have to defend against what many wingers will call a publicity stunt will simply have to have the facts at hand.

This required so much more than some of the photographer's urban shoots.

I hope this helps raise awareness of the issue.