Spencer Tunick - Brisbane 2024

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  Steve

  Nov 26, 2023

  I presume he (or someone on his behalf) is getting permits for such works. Possibly for the promotion/tourism angle. Seems strange that the same cannot happen for selected beaches given the amount of coastline. Also strange that policing said beaches seems to be a higher priority that the current crime rates.

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  Tanner

  Nov 26, 2023

  Nude4070, I want to wish you the VERY BEST of luck in your application for a slot in the upcoming Spencer Tunick installation in Brisbane. It will be a FANTASTIC experience for you AND it is in support of a very good cause!

  I was fortunate enough to participate in Spencer Tunick's installation at the Sydney Opera House, in March of 2010, in support of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. I considered it a privilege to participate in a historic moment in photography, while adding a voice in support of gay and lesbian rights. OH... and did I mention how much FUN it was to get naked IN PUBLIC with 5,200 other Aussie men and women, in and around the Opera House, while the news cameras rolled and the flashes went off? LOL.

  After the event, Spencer Tunick and/or his organization sent each of the participants a digital image. It's one of my prized possessions!

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  Steve

  Nov 27, 2023

  I've been accepted for this event. How exciting!

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• ME

  Member

  Nov 28, 2023

  Congratulations mate! Enjoy.

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  Pete

  Nov 28, 2023

  Me too

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• ME

  Member

  Nov 28, 2023

  ......and me too!

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• ME

  MemberOriginal Poster

  Nov 28, 2023

  I'm still waiting to be accepted....

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  ecurbaus

  Nov 28, 2023

  Congrats to all who are successful, I hope you have a great time.
  
  I would not want anything to stop the event, but I cannot understand the duplicity that allows Tunick to do this when there is nowhere in the Brisbane City Council area where public nudity is legal at other times. Certainly there are fewer and fewer open space areas under BCC control as the city grows, but as locals know, there are places where legalisation could happen.
  
  Alternatively, it would be nice if such an event could become annual, like the swim in Hobart, so more people could be exposed to the idea of acceptable public nudity.

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• ME

  MemberOriginal Poster

  Dec 6, 2023

  [quote]Congrats to all who are successful, I hope you have a great time. I would not want anything to stop the event, but I cannot understand the duplicity that allows Tunick to do this when there is nowhere in the Brisbane City Council area where public nudity is legal at other times. Certainly there are fewer and fewer open space areas under BCC control as the city grows, but as locals know, there are places where legalisation could happen. Alternatively, it would be nice if such an event could become annual, like the swim in Hobart, so more people could be exposed to the idea of acceptable public nudity.[/quote] 110% agree!

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• ME

  Member

  Dec 6, 2023

  It seems everyone who applies for Spencer Tunicks 2024 Brisbane photoshoot will be accepted. Theyre still calling for people to apply and are hoping for around 2500 people. Im thinking , if 2500 people (or more) signed a petition to state government requesting legal nude places be allowed in Queensland, it might be the start of this nanny state catching up with the rest of the country.
  I live in hope.

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  StevieLorna

  Dec 7, 2023

  [quote]It seems everyone who applies for Spencer Tunicks 2024 Brisbane photoshoot will be accepted. Theyre still calling for people to apply and are hoping for around 2500 people. Im thinking , if 2500 people (or more) signed a petition to state government requesting legal nude places be allowed in Queensland, it might be the start of this nanny state catching up with the rest of the country. I live in hope.[/quote] I m far away living in the Uk, are you saying there are no legal nudist places in Queensland? Ive read otherwise and am looking for some clarity. A Google search does throw up some issues with the councils attitude to nudity back in 2016.

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• ME

  MemberOriginal Poster

  Dec 7, 2023

  [quote]It seems everyone who applies for Spencer Tunicks 2024 Brisbane photoshoot will be accepted. Theyre still calling for people to apply and are hoping for around 2500 people. Im thinking , if 2500 people (or more) signed a petition to state government requesting legal nude places be allowed in Queensland, it might be the start of this nanny state catching up with the rest of the country. I live in hope.[/quote] I'm still waiting to be accepted!

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  ecurbaus

  Dec 7, 2023

  Only legal nude places in Queensland are on private property. Nudity within sight of public property is illegal.

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  StevieLorna

  Dec 7, 2023

  [quote]Only legal nude places in Queensland are on private property. Nudity within sight of public property is illegal.[/quote]
  
  Thanks for making that clear. Im still waiting to hear the name of the private nudist property that is allowing homeless people to live there. Id like to send them an email praising them for making a stand.

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• ME

  MemberOriginal Poster

  Dec 12, 2023

  [quote]Only legal nude places in Queensland are on private property. Nudity within sight of public property is illegal.[/quote] That's an over-simplified version of the facts here in Queensland; the fact is one can be naked only on private property where one could reasonably expect not to be seen by someone of the public and/or on public land. The "reasonably expect not to be seen" is a real key to the laws here. So walking in your backyard in full view of the neighbours is illegal, even though your neighbours property is not 'public property'. Many matters can bear on this too - what were you doing when you were nude? How private is your back yard? So if for example you got soaked in a rain downpour and needed to shed your clothes before coming inside your home and your neighbour has to get a step to see over your fence....you may have a reasonable defence in front of a magistrate. The places where we go 'legally nude' here in Queensland are therefore well away from public lands and the neighbours. They are also clearly marked well before a wayward traveller can accidentally see a nude person as being clothing optional. Now how all this pertains to how Spencer Tunick can hold a nude public gathering for any purpose (and this includes the previously held WNBR here in Brisbane) is beyond understanding. The State owned Powerhouse is actually supporting Spencer Tunick, so its obviously had some sort of permit approved by State Government....one can assume... But it also raises the whole question; if the State can support a nude publicly gathering, and I may add in an extremely public place, then why can the State not support a clothing optional beach ?

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  StevieLorna

  Dec 12, 2023

  [quote] So if for example you got soaked in a rain downpour and needed to shed your clothes before coming inside your home and your neighbour has to get a step to see over your fence....you may have a reasonable defence in front of a magistrate. ?[/quote] This is correct. I live in a country where sudden down pores are so common that everyone strips off naked before entering buildings. To stop people being offended the government changed the law to say if your skin is wet you are not naked. Also the homeless are exempt from wearing clothes which is why so many choose it as a lifestyle choice. All true.

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  ecurbaus

  Dec 12, 2023

  I havent been to a Tunick event in QLD. Was the Powerhouse event somehow screened off from public view? Dont see how theyll screen off the next event.

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  EarlD

  Dec 12, 2023

  [quote]It seems everyone who applies for Spencer Tunicks 2024 Brisbane photoshoot will be accepted.[/quote] I know a woman who is a nudist in the U.S. who applied to be a part of a Tunick installation but was not accepted.

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