Beihua Guo

About The Artwork

411 Victims of the 1928 St. Francis Dam Disaster, 2021, Photograph, projection

The names of the 411 victims of the 1928 St. Francis Dam Disaster were projected onto the St. Francis Dam ruins in San Francisquito Canyon, Los Angeles County. The St. Francis Dam was built to serve Los Angeles's growing water needs. It collapsed in 1928.

History Hides a Disaster, 2021, Photograph, projection

A 1926 photo of the St. Francis Dam before its collapse was projected onto the St. Francis Dam ruins in San Francisquito Canyon, Los Angeles County. The St. Francis Dam was built to serve Los Angeles' growing water needs. It collapsed in 1928.