The aim of this interdiciplinary project is to explore the notion of 'deep time', particularly human-environment interactions in context of Las Ramblas - the iconic ephemeral rivers of southeast Spain. We will use traditional techniques within a novel graphic and text-based framework to produce a rich visual dialogue that documents the physical, biological and cultural evolution of river forms and landscapes.
Judy and Mark Macklin's recent collaborations include land-art interventions related to the Neolithic and Europe's first farmers in Romania, and a 'sense of place' in the peatland rivers of Ireland and the Netherlands. This project will explore the seemingly counterintuitive notion of 'dryland rivers' and the role of water and water (mis)management in creating a palmipsest of landforms. Issues considered will be: Ice Age legacies, prehistoric and historical land-use, rapid climate change and the impacts of anthropogenic global warming.