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Goldfish are the most popular “pet” fish in the world.
Plastic is the most produced material on Earth.
Every goldfish that ends up in a pet store is shipped from a breeding facility in a plastic bag.
Every goldfish that goes home from a pet store is placed in a plastic bag.
If you buy a plastic toy goldfish it is shipped and packaged in a plastic bag.
If you buy a dead goldfish sealed in resin that too is shipped in a plastic bag.
Can a goldfish exist outside plastic influence?
Orange Oranda Goldfish in a plastic bag, 2020. 36”x 28.8” Inkjet Print. 
White Oranda Goldfish in a Plastic Bag, 2020. 36”x 28.8” Inkjet Print.
Calico Goldfish in a Plastic Bag, 2020. 36”x 28.8” Inkjet Print.
Orange Plastic Goldfish in a Plastic Bag, 2020. 36”x 28.8” Inkjet Print.
Dead Orange Comet Goldfish Cast Into Resin Paperweight in a Plastic Bag, 2020. 36”x 28.8” Inkjet Print.
10 Minute video of a Calico Goldfish in a plastic bag on set. 1/6th The recommended time from a pet store to a fish tank. 1/288th The average amount of time a goldfish is in a plastic bag in transit from the fish farm to the pet store.