MEAT&DRAG

Chicks on Speed & Collaborators, 2023
Pop song, music video & costumes.


Artwork Description


Lyrical artistic research. The song and video are inspired by the work of philosopher Sophia Efstathiou on meat replacement as drag showing ‘meat’ up as a fluid category.


Credits


Song Credits

Lyrics written and performed by Sophia Efstathiou, Chicks on Speed (Alex Murray-Leslie & Melissa E. Logan), Unnur Andrea Einarsdóttir & Leslie Johnston.

Music written and produced by Unnur Andrea Einarsdóttir.

Recorded at Trondheim Academy of Fine Art, NTNU.


Video Credits

Concept & Artistic Direction by Liz Dom.

Directed by Liz Dom, Mohammad Bayesteh, Fil Ieropoulos & Unnur Andrea Einarsdóttir.

Director of Photography and Live Editing by Mohammad Bayesteh.

Edited by Liz Dom.

Filmed on Location in Athens by Fil Ieropoulos & KiT TV Studio, Trondheim Academy of Fine Art, NTNU.

Featuring performers: Sophia Efstathiou, Chicks on Speed (Melissa E. Logan & Alex Murray-Leslie), ORLAN, Kangela Tromokratisch, Anneli Røros, Panja Göbel, Unnur Andrea Einarsdóttir, Catarina Gartner & Ania Kepka.

MEATBODY augmented reality filter created and performed by Panja Göbel at Sainsburys, 2 Tulse Hill, London SW2 2TP, filmed by Paul-Mark Vincent on an iPhone Pro 12.

Hair and makeup by Ania Kepka.

Makeup worn by Sophia Efstathiou & Kangela Tromokratisch by Kangela Tromokratisch.

“Making of - photo roll” photos by Bruce Sampson, Alex Murray-Leslie, Mohammad Bayesteh & Fil Ieropoulos.

Thanks to Bruce Sampson & Trondheim Academy of Fine Art, NTNU for printing support.


Costume Credits

Costumes by Kathi Glas.

Leslie Johnston’s costume includes screen printed elements on the front made by Leslie Johnson and Catarina Gartner.

“MEATBODY overalls” (Alex’s costume), concept Alex Murray-Leslie (Homage and reversion of “Dress for an Albino Anorectic” (1987) an artwork created by artist Jana Sterbak and a response to Lady Gaga’s “Meat Dress” worn at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards).

Kangela Tromokratisch wears prosthetics by Hermes Pittakos.

Hamburger dress and coat hanger by Anneli Røros & AnRø knits.


Photo by Dixin Wang


Screenshots by Liz Dom


Photo by Dixin Wang
Photo by Dixin Wang

Photo by Dixin Wang
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