‘Lot’s wife turned into a pillar of salt’
Inspired by the Old Testament… 3rd attempt
The Israeli Ministry of Tourism conducted a photo shoot to show the world the appearance of the Dead Sea in Malaga. American photographer Spencer Tunic, who carried out the project, visited this place 10 years ago and took pictures of about 1,000 models, and then visited the project every five years. UPI Yonhap News
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▲ Why 200 Models Gathered at the Dead Sea
The Israeli Ministry of Tourism conducted a photo shoot to show the world the appearance of the Dead Sea in Malaga. American photographer Spencer Tunic, who carried out the project, visited this place 10 years ago and took pictures of about 1,000 models, and then visited the project every five years. UPI Yonhap News
▲ The Israeli Ministry of Tourism conducted a photo shoot to show the world the appearance of the Dead Sea in Malaga. American photographer Spencer Tunic, who carried out the project, visited this place 10 years ago and took pictures of about 1,000 models, and then visited the project every five years. UPI Yonhap News
A large group of people gathered in Israel’s wasteland to announce the Dead Sea going to dryness. They all took off their clothes and painted white paint all over their bodies, dangling and bending over helplessly, posing in various poses.
The Israeli Ministry of Tourism, on the 17th (local time), gathered about 200 people in the desert near the Dead Sea in southern Israel to carry out the project. This project, taken by famous American nude photographer Spencer Tunick, was designed to inform the world of the reality of the Dead Sea drying up due to development and climate change.
Tunic revealed that he was inspired by the Genesis content of the Old Testament about ‘Lot’s wife’ who became a pillar of salt because he did not follow the angel’s warning not to look back while leaving the sinful city of Sodom. “The human body represents beauty, life and love,” said Tunic, and the event participant said, “I participated to raise awareness of the Dead Sea, which is disappearing due to political, cultural and economic reasons.”
In fact, the amount of water flowing into the Dead Sea is dropping sharply every year as the water use of countries around the Dead Sea increases. It is predicted that the Dead Sea will disappear by 2050 due to the overlap between mineral extraction and climate change. Just 10 years ago, the calm sleep at the time of the first filming revealed the bottom after 5 years, and even created a sinkhole.
While the Israeli Ministry of Tourism paid the government for Tunic’s airfare, filming costs, staff and other expenses to proceed with the project, some conservatives expressed dissatisfaction and demanded the withdrawal of sponsorship.
▲ A man in a Santa Claus costume poses next to a Christmas tree for a Christmas video shoot hosted by the Israel Ministry of Tourism on the salt of the Dead Sea Holy Land near Ein Bok, Israel on the 15th (local time). The Israeli Ministry of Tourism has said tourism has been hit hard by the coronavirus, and Israel is preparing for the holiday season amid the coronavirus crisis. EPA Yonhap News
By Kim Yu-min, staff reporter planet@seoul.co.kr
