SPIRITS is a year-long artwork designed to be experienced on your mobile browser. Irish artist john gerrard collected 96 plastic sandals and shoes from beaches across the world, each one carrying unknown stories of the people who wore them. By photoscanning the discarded objects into high-resolution “gaussian splats,” gerrard transforms them into sculptural forms, inviting the viewer to overlay them with oil slicks or ocean currents. The work unfolds across four 24-hour events tied to the solstices and equinoxes, when the spirits gradually appear on LACMA's homepage—one rising with each passing hour, creating a constellation of found objects and oceanic memory.

Winter Solstice (Pacific Ocean): December 21, 2025

Spring Equinox (Indian Ocean): March 20, 2026

Summer Solstice (Mediterranean Sea): June 21, 2026

Autumn Equinox (Atlantic Ocean): September 22, 2026