On the Suffolk coast in the East of England, the zone between land and sea holds dual identity as site of leisure and as a contested zone where political, social and economic factors are at play. The profile of this liminal zone is subject to weather, tide, and longshore drift and constantly changes, as accretion and deletion of the coastal boundary, both dramatic and insidious, render a proportion of the local population at risk of losing their homes to the sea.

Bearing witness to the destruction of nature, by nature, is emphasised by personally connecting with land and sea, either by walking fragile territory along repeatedly re-routed coastal paths, or by sea swimming where a history of understanding the vagaries of the tides is supported by an innate performing knowledge on a turbulent watery stage. The sensate knowledge from these activities is of the now, it is borne out of a moveable, negotiated relationship between the body and the natural world that is fragile and unstable. My research questions what it is to be human in the face of an unpredictable changing landscape and asks if art can offer knowledge borne out of encounter to guide to paths for resilience and accommodation towards fluid living and adaptability.