HUNGRY TABLE

When is enough ever enough?

Hungry Table, 2003 & 2026
Carbon fibre and aluminium 
Unique work
H40 x W120 x D60cm
© Mark Humphrey

“HUNGRY TABLE TRANSFORMS AN OBJECT ASSOCIATED WITH EATING AND CONSUMPTION INTO A REPRESENTATION OF OUR RUTHLESS APPETITE FOR MORE. ITS SHARP POINTS EVOKE RIPPING TEETH AND THE RAW EDGES OF INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY, FEEDING THE RELENTLESS CYCLE OF PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION THAT CONTINUALLY DEMANDS MORE.

MADE FROM CARBON FIBRE USING ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY, THE TABLE EMBODIES OUR RELENTLESS GREED AND THE DRIVE TO PRODUCE MORE, FASTER AND BIGGER. A COFFEE TABLE DESIGNED TO SERVE US BECOMES A REMINDER THAT FOR SOME, THERE IS NEVER ENOUGH.”

Mark Humphrey