The Tale of the Drifter explores a navigation of Stow-Cum-Quy Fen in Cambridgeshire, aiming to soften the way we currently view agriculture. The project serves as an occupation manual for human interaction and commemorative use of land, embracing the potential of the seemingly mundane picturesque. The edgeless space encompasses an activation of imagination through an irrigation network, where the journey does not end at the horizon's edge but expands all around the walker as a series of life situations. The concept aligns with Tarkovsky’s poetry, an exploration between memory and perception, directing the drifter to imagine the faith of previous occupants.

Sitting between the limit of frontline rising sea levels and one of the driest areas of the country, shortages and flooding are real risks, highlighting the importance and respect for seasonality. By re-wetting the landscape, a restoration of the peat landscape defines key areas that seek a more humane approach towards agriculture, land management and harvesting. The spaces offer an alternative to the hyper-industrialisation that currently haunts the fenlands, providing agency to inhabitants to adapt and formulate new rituals.