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Thursday, June 23, 2011

All in the name of art... naked dancers lie on shelf


All in the name of art... The naked dancers lying motionless 12ft above the ground an hour at a time

Last updated at 11:32 AM on 23rd June 2011
    She will lie motionless on the 6ft by 2ft shelf for an hour as part of a degree installation at the Royal College of Art.Lying naked on this shelf, this woman is taking part in the latest bizarre artwork.
The exhibition is the idea of Mary Hurrell, 28, whose work will go on display this Friday at the College's new Battersea campus.
Posing up: One of the 30 models lies naked on the 12ft high shelf installed at the Royal College of Art's new Battersea campus
Posing up: One of the 30 models lies naked on the 12ft high shelf installed at the Royal College of Art's new Battersea campus
My creation: Artist Mary Hurrell said she wanted the work to be viewed as an installation of choreographed objects
My creation: Artist Mary Hurrell said she wanted the work to be viewed as an installation of choreographed objects
She interviewed 30 dancers to take part in the exhibition, with a team chosen to take it turns to lie on the shelf.
    The artist chose to use dancers because she said that she wanted her work to be viewed as a collection of choreographed objects.
    Hurrell told the Evening Standard: 'I was interested in the idea that you might walk into the space and not notice somebody was there, but that there would be the presence of a body hovering above the space.'


    Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2006705/All-art--The-naked-dancers-lying-motionless-12ft-ground-hour-time.html#ixzz1Q6Ju80nT

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