New York artist Spencer Tunick convinced 1,700 people to bare all in Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead at dawn one chilly July Sunday.

He was commissioned to create a series of images which merged their naked forms into the now-iconic Tyneside urban landscape.
The results of the "installations" at a series of locations will go on
public show tomorrow at the Baltic contemporary art centre in Gateshead.

Today's visitors to the gallery were immediately struck by a huge mural piece depicting a sea of intertwined naked volunteers.

Mr Tunick said: "A stranger lies with their head on another stranger,s hip naked, and may never see that person again.

"But it was without sexuality - it was a sensual moment, but the sexuality was taken away by the fact it was cold and people were uncomfortable."

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