Foedraal, Dutch for “vessel”, is shaped like a globe "according to fish": the land masses are blotted out at the centers. This work is a call to repair the (sea) world.

The annual dumping of non-degradable plastic in our oceans is detrimental to the environment. The concept of bal tashchit in Jewish law forbids the gratuitous destruction of natural resources.

The slot where we add our slip of paper, in Antarctica, is a narrow opening, accepting only scripts the size of fortune cookies. We write our contributions and promises on “fortune” papers, hoping their mazal will aid us in the endeavor to make the earth plastic-free.

The work was created for the 2023 Heller Museum’s exhibition Tzedek Boxes: Justice Shall You Pursue. Contemporary artists offer their vision for the Tzedek box, a new ceremonial object for a new ritual aimed at encouraging us to answer the Jewish call for justice. When we complete a meaningful act of social justice, we write a diary entry about the experience and insert it into a Tzedek Box. This ritual regularly prompts us to reflect on what we have learned -- and what we still need to do -- as we seek to build a more just world.