Floodplain Projects is a collaborative studio. We produce visual art, publications, exhibitions, podcasts and events. We bring together emerging artists, students and professional artists for projects in the Central Valley of California.

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Kim Abeles: Smog Collectors
2023

Kim Abeles visited Sac State in conjunction with her exhibition at the Library Gallery. In her workshop with juniors and seniors in the Sac State Photo program, she taught participants to make Smog Collectors—a device she uses often in her work. Ceramic plates are covered with cut stencils, made by artists. They are then left out under the sky—on a rooftop, in a garden, on a front step—for a period of weeks or months. Plates are then collected, the stencil material is removed, and the image that remains is fixed with a natural fixer: an image made from smog. 

Coordination, Art Direction and Publishing: Eliza Gregory

Book design: Sammy Reyes and Angelina Povio
Photography: Nick Shepard and Boris Rajeski 

Supported by: the Sacramento State College of Arts & Letters Faculty/Student Collaboration Grant, California State Learning Aligned Employment Program (LAEP), and the Photography Special Projects Fund