An installation by Greg Corbino is displayed during the "Hospital of Emotions" exhibition inside a former hospital building in Los Angeles, Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Artists have transformed a former hospital on Los Angeles’ St. Vincent Behavioral Health Campus into “Hospital of Emotions,” an immersive exhibition where visitors check in as patients and explore installations centered on trauma, resilience and healing.
An Installation by artist David Otis Johnson is displayed during the “Hospital of Emotions” exhibition inside a former hospital building in Los Angeles, Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)An installation is displayed at a former nurses’ station in the Compassion Department during the “Hospital of Emotions” exhibition inside a former hospital building in Los Angeles, Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)Neon-orange patient wristbands for visitors are displayed during the “Hospital of Emotions” exhibition inside a former hospital building in Los Angeles, Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)An installation by artist Maryam Trebeau is displayed during the “Hospital of Emotions” exhibition inside a former hospital building in Los Angeles, Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)An installation by artist Yaara Sachs is displayed during the “Hospital of Emotions” exhibition inside a former hospital building in Los Angeles, Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)The installation “Breathworks” by artists Anna Matsumoto and Bhumikorn Kongtaveelert is displayed during the “Hospital of Emotions” exhibition inside a former hospital building in Los Angeles, Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)Moran Sanderovich’s installation “Her Hair” is displayed during the “Hospital of Emotions” exhibition inside a former hospital building in Los Angeles, Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)A botanical installation by artist Lisa Waud titled “DRIP” is displayed during the “Hospital of Emotions” exhibition inside a former hospital building in Los Angeles, Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)Installations by Melan Allen, left, and Nathalie Auzepy are displayed during the “Hospital of Emotions” exhibition inside a former hospital building in Los Angeles, Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)A fetal figure is displayed in an installation by artist Jonathan Elkies in the Resilience Department during the “Hospital of Emotions” exhibition inside a former hospital building in Los Angeles, Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)A visitor views an installation by Margüi while standing beside an installation by Guy “Dioz” Bloom during the “Hospital of Emotions” exhibition inside a former hospital building in Los Angeles, Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)A visitor views an installation by Nathalie Auzepy during the “Hospital of Emotions” exhibition inside a former hospital building in Los Angeles, Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)An installation by artist Mark Girgis is displayed during the “Hospital of Emotions” exhibition inside a former hospital building in Los Angeles, Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)Corrie Sullivan’s installation “Layers of Hope” is displayed during the “Hospital of Emotions” exhibition inside a former hospital building in Los Angeles, Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)A visitor views an installation by Oshri Elmorich and Krisia KIKI Powell during the “Hospital of Emotions” exhibition inside a former hospital building in Los Angeles, Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)A visitor stands in the Gratitude Room, which is covered with handwritten notes, during the “Hospital of Emotions” exhibition inside a former hospital building in Los Angeles, Wednesday, July 22, 2026.(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)Visitors listen to an introduction before touring the “Hospital of Emotions” exhibition as displays depicting health care workers are seen in the background inside a former hospital building in Los Angeles, Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)The installation “Delivered” by artist Heriberto Gomes is displayed during the “Hospital of Emotions” exhibition inside a former hospital building in Los Angeles, Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)Gil Hayun’s installation “Age of Glory” is displayed during the “Hospital of Emotions” exhibition inside a former hospital building in Los Angeles, Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)Lenny Gerard’s installation “Botanical Currents” is displayed during the “Hospital of Emotions” exhibition inside a former hospital building in Los Angeles, Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)Michelle Lougee’s installation “The Transfusion” is displayed during the “Hospital of Emotions” exhibition inside a former hospital building in Los Angeles, Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)Ondrea Boggs, left, and Sharon Maxwell take a selfie with “We See You Too,” an installation by artists Alon Cohen Raz and Miran Nudell, during the “Hospital of Emotions” exhibition inside a former hospital building in Los Angeles, Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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