People in Hull are being asked to take part in a mass naked art event as the city continues to prepare to be the UK City of Culture.

The city is to be the latest to host a one-off installation by the American photographer Spencer Tunick, who is known for his images of masses of naked people taken at locations all over the world.

The installation will be made on Saturday July 9, when the weather will - organisers hope - be a little warmer and drier than the current conditions on the east coast of England.

"I'll be using body paint so that the massed people create the idea of a sea of humanity flooding the urban landscape" Photographer Spencer Tunick

And it will be unveiled in 2017 when Hull is the UK City of Culture. Organisers say Sea Of Hull will give hundreds of people the opportunity to become part of the art work.

Participants covered in specially formulated cosmetic body make-up will position themselves in front of Tunick's camera in multiple colours of the sea to create abstract shapes separating the body from the pavement in dramatic ways, they said.

New York based Tunick has created more than 90 installations at landmarks and cities including the Sydney Opera House, Place des Arts in Montreal, Mexico City, Ernest Happel Stadium in Vienna and Munich in Germany.