In 2007 Steinkamp embarked on an extended series of flowering trees titled Mike Kelley in tribute to the artist who was among her chief mentors at the Art Center College of Design in California. The series now comprises 17 Mike Kelley projections, each one a variant on a single tree that passes through seasonal cycles, going from bare to tender green, to autumnal incandescence, and back to the barren boughs of winter. At the same time, the boughs gyrate in a sinuous ballet, implying the larger earth cycles of wind, storm, and change. Jennifer Steinkamp: The Seasons features three works from the Mike Kelley series, including the concluding projection, Mike Kelley, 17.