Famed U.S. photographer Spencer Tunick, known mostly for staging massive shots of naked people in public places, says he feels more comfortable working in Mexico than in the U.S. because of the open-mindedness of the people.

“Mexico made me grow as an artist, and gave me the confidence to work with more than 25,000 people,” said the New York photographer Spencer Tunick upon announcing that in April he will open an exhibition at the Centro Cultural Universitario Tlatelolco [Mexico City].

“In this country I feel more comfortable than in the United States because Mexicans are more open to new experiences. You can dialogue with them, something that doesn’t happen in Texas,” he said.

Back in 2007, Tunick met with opposition when he wanted to shoot at the Teotituacan ruins near Mexico City. He later opted to work in the city’s massive main square, El Zócalo, and at artist Frida Kahlo’s home, la Casa Azúl.

Tunick’s new exhibit won’t be of his typical multitudinous compositions but instead of portraits he made of individual Mexican models.

Via / Crónica