Hilary O’Mahony – whatever it amounts to
'Those with their sights set optimistically on the National Lottery jackpot have a one in almost 14 million chance - the same odds of temperatures soaring beyond 30C in London on Christmas Day’ - Ladbrokes, cited BBC News 2013 whatever it amounts to is the title of a new body of work by artist Hilary O’ Mahony. This project was made in response to an observation of a vast amount of discarded scratch cards littering the streets in a South Manchester suburb. The lottery is an emotionally charged game. It creates many conflicting feelings, most notably luck, hope and disappointment. These associated feelings are encapsulated within this body of work raising questions about the ethics of the game. whatever it amounts to is concerned with value, identity and self-pursuit. It…