Herring School, 2019, acrylic, 10 x 30 in. / 25.4 x 76.2 cm.

Herring School, Amy Bartlett Wright, 2019, acrylic, 10 x 30 in. / 25.4 x 76.2 cm.

The movement of fish underwater is rhythmic and dimensional, their collective shape always changing. Schooling fish travel as a group for collective protection and unity. In spring, schools travel from ocean waters to shallower rivers to spawn their young upstream, their yearly cycle of movement.