Lori Goldberg
Fish Plasticity
Each of my fish is made from discarded plastic packaging that I clean, cut up, and reconstruct into several layers that I connect using thread, netting, and fabric embellished with random sewing patterns. On one side, I adhere crushed glass, which I source from the beach, glass repair shops, glass artists’ trash bins, and friends’ broken glassware. Other layers are embossed with fragments of plastic debris. The final, multi-layered construction is hermetically sealed in an eco-friendly resin and hung from a fishhook attached to repurposed silver and gold plated chains.
Made from materials that will remain on our planet for hundreds of years, these pieces offer a meaningful aesthetic intervention—instead of going to the landfill, they will hang in homes or museums to remind us that what we discard does not disappear.
Each of my fish is made from discarded plastic packaging that I clean, cut up, and reconstruct into several layers that I connect using thread, netting, and fabric embellished with random sewing patterns. On one side, I adhere crushed glass, which I source from the beach, glass repair shops, glass artists’ trash bins, and friends’ broken glassware. Other layers are embossed with fragments of plastic debris. The final, multi-layered construction is hermetically sealed in an eco-friendly resin and hung from a fishhook attached to repurposed silver and gold plated chains.
Made from materials that will remain on our planet for hundreds of years, these pieces offer a meaningful aesthetic intervention—instead of going to the landfill, they will hang in homes or museums to remind us that what we discard does not disappear.
about lori
Lori Goldberg’s painting practice has evolved over several decades, moving from large, semi-abstracted industrial paintings of Pacific Northwest landscapes to still lifes of everyday objects and portraits of plastic floating in water.
Goldberg’s paintings have received multiple awards and grants, and she has participated in several innovative artist residencies. She was born in Vancouver, Canada, where she currently lives, works, and teaches.
Lori Goldberg’s painting practice has evolved over several decades, moving from large, semi-abstracted industrial paintings of Pacific Northwest landscapes to still lifes of everyday objects and portraits of plastic floating in water.
Goldberg’s paintings have received multiple awards and grants, and she has participated in several innovative artist residencies. She was born in Vancouver, Canada, where she currently lives, works, and teaches.
