Lori Goodman’s mixed media structures and installations emerge from an intimate observation of life and a deep absorption of its lessons. Her process often begins with analyzing natural forms, isolating individual components, and intensifying their impact through careful transformation. From there, her work evolves intuitively.

The construction techniques she employs are reminiscent of those used to build simple shelters across cultures throughout history. However, her work is not based on any one model. By exaggerating and abstracting the forms, she aims to detach them from any specific reality or recognizable context.

Lori primarily works with kozo, the bark of a Japanese mulberry tree, which has been sustainably harvested and used for thousands of years to create strong, beautiful paper. More recently, she has expanded her materials to include hemp, flax, and other indigenous fibers. Often, she stretches the handmade paper like skin over armatures of reed, cane, or bamboo. These manual techniques carry an ancient, timeless quality that she continues to find deeply compelling.