Amelie Thompson
I made chicken legs out of bees wax…
They say don’t be a chicken, but what if I cant help it…
Through my evocation of the chicken, I hope to produce a re-evaluation of our relationship to the bird. To see what I see. These chickens employ elements of humour through the absurdity of their likeness. A chicken made entirely of legs is nonsensical. Legs that exist with no body to carry, no mind to direct their next step, and yet they do not lack direction or purpose. Logically they should not function, but they defy the odds.
The chicken prevails despite what we think of her… not really, but in my world she does.
Amelie Thompson, Class of 2025, installation view, chicken legs - bees wax, metal wire, 2025. Image courtesy of the artist.
Amelie Thompson, Chicken legs, bees wax, metal wire, 2025. Image courtesy of the artist.
Amelie Thompson, Making of chicken legs, bee, 2025. Image courtesy of the artist.
Amelie Thompson, Class of 2025, instillation view, chicken legs – bees wax, metal wire, 2025. Image courtesy of the artist.
Amelie Thompson, chicken leg… 2025. Image courtesy of the artist.
Amelie Thompson, Installation view, 2025. Image courtesy of the University of Melbourne. Photography by Lucy Foster.
Faculty of Fine Arts and Music
University of Melbourne