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Further investigation provided Duffy with a copy of the new and unnecessarily complex Arts Council's application form for artists applying for even minor funding. The resulting performance focused on the relationship between artists and the Arts Council. The dogs obsession to chase for a stick time after time was a metaphor for the carrot dangled by the Arts Council and the artists willingness to apply for funding time after time with little result other than anger and frustration. During the performance Terry Duffy read aloud the application form emphasising the banal and often unnecessary and demeaning long list of questions. He would pause every few lines and holding up the stick would gradually taunt the dog to utter frustration and potential aggression. |
