Ten Trenches, by Michael and Tim Cohen
Ten Trenches was a collaboration between the Australian brothers Michael and Tim Cohen, one an artist the other a climate scientist. The work explored the archaeological and geological history of the property of the Bundanon Trust – the Arthur Boyd Estate in Bundanon, NSW – in relation to sea level rise. Were sea levels higher in the past? Would they be in the future in a climate changed world? How did and how would society respond and adapt. A series of sound and image performances and installations by artists generated conversation with the scientific work and discovery of the dig in a unique multi-disciplinary interaction.