The media was already present, in the beginning it seemed that there was more press then participants I gave a brief interview to 2 camera teams but I haven’t seen any of it on tv or the internet. 

The atmosphere was great, I always find that the people who meet each other at a ST installation seem to bond very quickly. I was so excited (butterflies in my stomach) and  had a big smile on my face! Within 45 minutes the crowd grew fast and when the doors opened at 2 pm there was a big queue in front of the entrance.

At one point Spencer thanked us for participating and explained the rules – same as always: be patient, don’t take your clothes off before he says so, hide your bags and clothes behind the seats etc. Around 4 pm we started with the first installation, standing on the seats with our face toward the camera (which was placed on the soccer field). 

After the last installation (only women) Spencer asked some women to participate in an ‘individual’ installation the next day, you had to be in their hotel at 5 am… He didn’t asked me at first but when I asked him I was welcome to participate.

At the exit they sold the soccer balls with the special ST print (pictures of earlier installations, people naked in front or back)  they used in a the last installations, I couldn’t resist and bought one (front). 

After this installation Spencer said goodbye to me and a few other women, our adventure was over. I would have loved to stay longer but I’m very happy that I had this chance to be part of this smaller and more intimate installation. Also great is that we will receive a print from this installation as well.

Ernst Happel Stadium, Vienna could be the scene of Spencer's best work yet. Having taken part in 10 shoots now, my personal favorite was the pyramid shot taken at Dusseldorf, however one of the shots we did which took ages to set up could surpass this: the effect Spencer was after was a gigantic tidal wave using us and the blue seats of the stadium. At the bottom of the seats, the wave started with one or two people building up to a few hundred people in the top tier. I'm hoping for a print of this and also to see this shot blown up as I could easily imagine this being ten to twenty feet high.
 

I was surprised that the installations took such a long time, we were told "you will be naked only for a short time". After several hours it began to get colder and the information coming over the loudspeakers was not easy to understand. Some older men and women had problems with the more acrobatic movements and positions - the worst one was for the V-position where we had to lie across two chairs to cover the seats. This seemed to be painful not only for me but for others as well, and after a few minutes you could see the marks on peoples' backs.

After all it was an very interesting experience and I wouldn't have wanted to miss it. It is also interesting for me to read the reactions and discussions about the installation in the local and international press. After the installation I bought all the important Austrian newspapers to read the comments and to look at the pictures.