Photo by Paul Koudounaris.

The two artists who comprise Herakut, Hera and Akut, recently painted a mural on a moving snail sculpture at Coachella this year. We hosted Herakut’s show Loving the Exiled last year at 941 Geary, and anticipate their upcoming exhibition in the Shooting Gallery on September 14, 2025. Lisa Derrick from Cartwheel Art reported on the duo’s site-specific mural, which they had to paint in less than a day before venturing off to China. The locomotive snail was designed to move slowly across the field – though at one point, it went rogue and started heading into a crowd where the Smith Westons were playing.

View more photos of the audacious installation below.

All photos by Paul Koudounaris.