Naked woman sat on top of London roof for four hours as piece of performance art

East London workers were left baffled on Friday after a woman was spotted sitting on a rooftop in the nude for four hours. The naked woman was perched in an uncomfortable-looking position with her legs spread across a gable in Commercial Street, Whitechapel.


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Witness Raquel Rodrigues, photographed her from a nearby rooftop and said the extraordinary scene was visible to passers-by in the street. She said: "It looked very uncomfortable, I don't think there was anything between her and the rooftop. I don't know how she got away with it - if I was walking around naked I'd be arrested.



"There are lots of businesses around, people were having a peek and then going back to work." Ms Rodrigues, 29, said that while the woman was turning heads, she did not create too much of a stir as people in east London are used to unconventional sights. She added that she appeared to be shaking at times, perhaps from nervousness or the cold.



The stunt was eventually revealed to be a piece of performance art. Artist Poppy Jackson was in place from 1pm to 5pm - and returned for the same hours on Saturday. She was seen to take only a couple of breaks throughout the performance. The work was titled simply "Site" and was part of a festival being held at Toynbee Studios, the building she was sitting on top of.