Kristen Piercey: Unfed Hunger

June 12, 2026

June 12 – July 25, 2026

Unfed Hunger is composed of two doilies laid on individual red tea plates that are coupled together by crochet that spills over each plate and pools to mimic blood. While doilies are traditionally associated with domesticity and care, these doilies are black, turning their inherent delicacy, somber. The plates beneath them consider themes around both communion and sacrifice, evoking the Catholic altar as much as the dinner table.

The crocheted red thread functions as blood, cord, and wound: a fragile connection that insists on closeness while signaling pain. Intimacy here is not seamless or simple; it is strained, negotiated, and physically taxing. The piece reflects on how chronic illness complicates physical touch and emotional vulnerability, turning desire and passion into something that must be meticulously cared for and managed rather than freely expressed and enjoyed. References to Catholicism, such as Eve’s transgression, ideals of purity, and shame around sex, linger throughout and question how religious expectations, particularly involving women, may shape intimacy; especially when the body does not conform to ideals of health, production, or control.

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