Scratch cards it is then.
How would we choose who to give the scratch card to?
This was a tough question for us.
We thought about trying to give to people who we thought would need it.
Like students, apparent single parents, people who were alone or looked sad.
But, with that we could offend.
Or would be treating the public with inequality based on their appearance.
We decided it would be best to have a sign.
'Free Hope Here'.
The people who needed hope or were intruiged would surely come up to us.
We stood outside the clock tower, holding the signs, asking people if they fancied free hope.
Or asked them whether they would like a shot at winning the lottery.
'Public Gift'
'Free Hope Here' by the Hopeful Collective.
The aim of this piece was to make a 'Public Gift' available to the people of Chichester.
To the people shopping and passing through Chichester.
The Butlers specialise in the art of Public Gift.
A group of men, dressed in smart attire, suits and tux's await on the side of the street.
They offer helping hands to the people who ask.
The Butlers perform tasks that the public give them. The Butlers serve the public.
The aim of this performance is to give the public something for free.
We began to think: What do the public need?
What would you need in town?
What would you need in general?
What do you truly hope for?
What gets you everything you need in this world?
Do we really hope for money?
The Hopeful Collective presents 'Free Hope Here'.
'The Hopeful Collective', an interactive performance group, present the above video documentation of a 'Public Gift' - an interactive questionnaire.
A piece interested in hope and how it is interlinked with the lottery and money.
Hope to win money.
Our interests lay within the wealth of the world and what hope is and means.
This task is generic. The answers however are the things that shape the people of Chichester. I wonder what this project would come out with in another City.