“The Spheres at MacArthur Park”

A lifeguard maneuvers his boat around the plastic spheres. The Masseys’ nonprofit, Portraits of Hope, is devoted to creating public art installations that serve as creative therapy for children with disabilities and those in hospitals coping with cancer, burn trauma, head injuries.

Volunteer Steve Ricci helps assemble the exhibit “The Spheres at MacArthur Park” on Saturday. For the next four weeks, 3,000 painted orbs will grace the park’s lake.

Park visitors watch at the exhibit is put together.

Volunteers in a canoe paddle to the middle of the lake in MacArthur Park to tether giant spheres to lines.

“We want to help revitalize MacArthur Park and reintroduce this area of the city to people of Los Angeles,” Bernie Massey said.