HANGING LOBSTER

What if we claw back wealth?

Hanging Lobster, 2003 & 2026
Carbon fibre, titanium and lobster
Unique work
H173 x W50 x D50cm
© Mark Humphrey

“HANGING LOBSTER CONFRONTS THE GLOBAL DIVIDE BETWEEN WEALTH AND POVERTY THROUGH TWO STACKED SIDE TABLES, CONNECTED YET PRECARIOUSLY BALANCED. INSPIRED BY THE DUTCH OLD MASTERS, THE LOBSTER, ASSOCIATED WITH LUXURY AND EXCESS, HANGS FROM ONE TABLE, REACHING THROUGH THE EMPTY TABLETOP TOWARDS THE SECOND TABLE BELOW, WHERE A SINGLE PEANUT REMAINS.

MADE FROM TITANIUM AND CARBON FIBRE, MATERIALS ASSOCIATED WITH ADVANCED ENGINEERING AND LUXURY, THE TABLES ARE MACHINED TO AN EXTRAORDINARY DELICACY, CREATING A STRUCTURE THAT APPEARS READY TO TOPPLE, BEND OR BREAK. GREED AND WEALTH, STARVATION AND POVERTY OCCUPY THE SAME PRECARIOUS BALANCE.”

Mark Humphrey