TYLER JAMES GOIN
Tyler James Goin is a sculptor and designer based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Working under the studio name Noise Assembly, he explores the expressive nature of clay and metal, bridging the industrial and the organic through gesture and form. Through Noise Assembly, Goin examines the tension between what obscures and what reveals, pursuing balance in expression through material inquiry. His practice considers material as both language and philosophy, where balance, resistance, and discovery unfold in dialogue.
With a background as a millwright machinist and a decade-long apprenticeship with sculptor Tony Bloom, Goin works between precision and intuition, merging technical fluency with a deeply tactile sensibility. His work occupies a space between sculpture and design, the pragmatic and the poetic. Recent exhibitions include Stüssy, New York (2025) and Ravenhill Studio, Los Angeles (2025). He is represented by TIWA Selects, New York, and is a recipient of the 2025 BC Achievement Award for Applied Art + Design.
The Pacific Northwest Vessel Series emerged from time spent along the shorelines of Clayoquot Sound on Vancouver Island. Formed from reclaimed stoneware and glaze, these works channel the tidal rhythm of the coast, slow, meditative, and gestural, inviting the quiet observation of beachcombing and the small discoveries found in nature’s margins.
The Extruded Series merges engineering and intuition. Goin’s self-built clay extrusion machine, assembled from salvaged industrial components, transforms a mechanical process into a sculptural act. Each form pressed through custom steel dies captures a fleeting moment between precision and release. His Instant Coffee Cups, made from reclaimed clay, pay homage to the working-class rituals that sustain the everyday.
Across his practice, Goin seeks an honest synthesis of the technician and the artist, the mechanical and the human, grounding expression in both craft and contemplation.
