As We Walked on Water (2011)

In the 1960s Singapore used the earth from its modest hills for landfill projects in the sea. Today this mini-state is almost flat, and must buy sand from Indonesia and Malaysia if it is to expand its area. Whenever a landfill project begins, widespread desert-like landscapes appear on the edges of Singapore, replacing now-vanished beaches. On weekends residents go out to the new coast lines, searching for the beaches they once knew. AS WE WALKED ON WATER is part of the Land Archive, a repository for found and historical images.