The artist's explanation was as follows: ‘I go to hardware shops and sometimes I wonder what other people buy there. So I dug this receipt out of the bin just outside.’ We are talking about a space the size of a broom cupboard and this artist still felt the need to come up with filler pieces. Worst of all- it was First Thursday the gallery charged money for drinks.
And so it goes full circle… you come to a gallery and pretend that you're there for the art when you're actually there for the free drinks. The gallery pretends they want you to come in and look at the art but they are actually trying to trick you into paying for alcohol.
The Hunter becomes the Hunted.
