The Game Painting

Revealed behind a curtain, a cat plays chess with the rats using delicious cubes of cheese. The "rat race" is best encapsulated by Happiness, by Steve Cutts - a five-minute film that features a society of rats seeking the elusive currency of Happiness. In the last scene, a rat chases a dollar bill, only to find it landing on a trap – an office desk among a million other office desks. But it is not only about the hopeless rats, but also about the Game - often appearing fair, when in fact, it is not. It typifies the often imbalance playing field between the powerful and the powerless.