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Underscoring the earth as a living entity with deeply rooted memories, the display of “The Spirits Are Laughing” (2021) consisted of an 11-minute silent animation created by graphic designer Zach Reich in which undulating phrases such as “please take care of me,” “i have always been here,” and “we breathe the same air” intermittently appeared and disappeared into a rainbow gradient backdrop. Tonight, the luminous display will travel to Madison Square in Manhattan as part of an ongoing public art installation series exhibiting across New York City until S.