Rochelle Goldberg

Rochelle Goldberg was born in Vancouver in 1984 and lives and works between Berlin and New York. 

A recurring principle in Rochelle Goldberg’s installations is the combination of organic materials with complex metal structures. By placing natural elements within artificial frameworks, she challenges the boundaries between these categories and draws attention to an unstable space where the virtual and the real coexist. This relationship between organic matter and fabricated objects shifts each element between states of fragility and permanence, while evoking different forms of transformation and movement. Goldberg approaches these structures in two ways: as active frameworks or porous thresholds, creating blurred boundaries between different types of spaces. Her installations can be understood as complex compositions, almost theatrical arrangements, sometimes drawing on references to mythology and religion.  

During her residency at Atelier Calder, Goldberg collected a wide range of antique objects and incorporated them into her installations. Their metal structures served both as containers and markers of passage, reflecting her ongoing exploration of thresholds and transitions. This idea was expressed through everyday objects with multiple functions, such as the screen, which can act as both furniture and decoration while creating a space between what is revealed and what remains hidden. By engaging the viewer from behind this barrier, Goldberg invited reflection on the relationship between artworks, objects, and the spaces they inhabit.