An Eaton Fire survivor turned remains of her home into art. How to check it out this weekend

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Why now? Artist Kelly Akashi will be presenting sculptures using remnants left behind from the fire. Her work will be accompanied by artist Phil Peters, who's been recording the sounds of debris removal from Akashi’s property, including nearby rebuilding, compiled into a three-hour soundscape. Their project called Field Set, presented by the Los Angeles Nomadic Division (LAND), will be available for the public to view this Saturday and Sunday.

What’s it about: “ I really wanted to make the destruction mean something positive and hopeful for myself and for my community,” said Akashi. She used natural elements to create the sculptures and will even show a community garden she’s been working on and the chimney of her home, now turned into a sculpture called “Witness,” that was left standing.

The immersion: While viewers get to see the sculptures, they’ll also hear recordings of debris removal and rebuilding that Peters has been collecting for a year. He used subterranean microphones for the project and constructed large-scale subwoofers, a type of speaker, that will be used to play the recordings. “ We play back these sounds that are recorded there, the sort of memory of the demolition of the house,” Peters said. “But when we play them back, it creates sympathetic resonance, vibrations in our body that link body to ground, body to structure.”

Where you can see it: The event is free, but you’ll have to RSVP at this link to get the details of the location. It starts at 2 p.m. Special music performances will follow.