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A man has been slipping into a tight-fitting gimp suit made of raw chicken and catching the train, much to the shock of his fellow commuters.

In a video uploaded to YouTube the man can be seen casually strolling around Canary Wharf, catching the DLR and even popping into Pret for a bite to eat.

Performance artist Lewis G Burton has been donning the meat suit as part of a project called Flesh, described as an “experiment that examines the relationship between identity and its commodification through social medias.”

Mr Burton, 22, was sewn into the suit made by his colleague Victor Ivanov before making the journey into London to terrify passers-by.

He could only wear the suit for a maximum of 45 minutes or he would suffer from salt-poisoning, as the grim-costume is made of six-month-old preserved chicken skins.

Mr Ivanov, 30, of east London, said: “Tourists don’t expect it. People who are more local, they are very polite. They were visibly shocked.

“In Trafalgar Square someone licked the suit. It was horrendous to watch. People would touch it as well and want to check it was real.”

Mr Burton is hoping to expand the Flesh project and fans can purchase laptop covers, shower curtains and even a Ping-Pong paddle with the design.

He said: “My dream is to have the flesh persona and identity on lots of products in pound shops, face paints and paper cups – nothing expensive, rubbish that is cheap and nasty.”