Hundreds form 'sculpture' on Swiss glacier — nude

Published: Sunday, Aug. 19 2007 12:15 a.m. MDT

Hundreds of naked people formed a "living sculpture" on Switzerland's Aletsch glacier Saturday, hoping to raise awareness about climate change.

The photo shoot by Spencer Tunick, the New York artist famous for his pictures of nude gatherings in public settings worldwide, was designed to draw attention to the effects of global warming on Switzerland's shrinking glaciers.

"The melting of the glaciers is an indisputable sign of global climate change," said the environmental group Greenpeace, which co-organized the event. Temperatures during the shoot hovered around 50 degrees.a

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