Dinos Chapman runs wild in a psychedelic hinterland dressed as a furry bunny for the video to his menacing new track, “Luv2h8.” Directed by Anoushka Seigler and Kamil Dymek, the nightmarish extract features on Chapman’s new EP of the same name, following the throbbing minimal electro of his debut album Luftbobler, both released by The Vinyl Factory. NOWNESS caught up with Chapman ahead of his live audio-visual performance alongside his brother Jake’s band, Heimlich, and DJs Jarvis Cocker and Steve Mackey of Pulp.
You made the film to “Alltid” on iMovie—was this produced on a similarly accessible format?
Dinos Chapman: Now that I'm very wealthy from my music I've managed to upgrade to Final Cut Pro. It's very user friendly.
Was it quite liberating running around in a bunny suit?
DC: No—it was hot and sweaty. I tripped over a lot. And I nearly set myself on fire. Apart from that, yes, very liberating.
Your first live UK performance is at Fabric, after your Sonar debut. Did you feel trepidatious before playing that show in a way you don't before art shows?
DC: Yeah, a little nervous, obviously. But the machine takes over and then the show off comes out to push aside the nervous person.
Dinos Chapman performs Luftbobler at Fabric, London on October 17.