Proposal:

Part 1. Use the artists fee to place 1000 £1 bets on the races during St Patrick’s Day. Dressed as the embodiment of St Patrick placing the bets one after another will take all day and create a performance of endurance and intrigue.

The idea comes from a legend of St Patrick when on one evangelical mission it took so long for the message of the holy trinity to sink in that his Ash staff sprouted roots. I’d like to draw a parody of this legend replacing the dogma of Catholicism for the ritual of gaming and gambling.

Part 2. Screw up betting slips and display as an installation on the gallery floor, set up a mise-en-scène. Invite the audience to walk in and amongst, on the piece and if the audience were really savvy they would search for winning tickets.