Dunes’ Edge takes place amongst a region slowly receding to the sea. Exacerbated by the effects of climate change and human impact, the images depicted are an elegy to the outer shores of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, where the onslaught of coastal erosion has been a yearly constant. Carefully crafting photographs of the personal alongside the landscape, this work acts as a tool for memory, examining the periphery as what once was and what is. Situated as a barrier, protecting Massachusetts from the volatile storms that form in the Northern Atlantic, Cape Cod has seen a drastic increase in coastal erosion, specifically over the last century, due in large part to climate change and the rising sea levels. This land, originally inhabited by the local tribes of the Indigenous Wampanoag, became frequently visited by European colonial settlers as early as the 16th century, including the 1620 arrival of the Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower. With this introduction and invasion, the Wampanoag's population drastically dwindled and so too did the land they inhabited. Cape Cod’s overall population began to steadily increase, however, and the development of land use soon spread throughout the Cape. There is evidence that the sea level is rising much more quickly now than it has in the past 2,000 years. According to the United States Geological Survey, the sea level around Cape Cod rose only about six and a half feet in the past 2,000 years, while for over the past 100 years, the level rose around one foot. Due to this, natural erosion along the Outer eastern shores of Cape Cod, facing the Atlantic Ocean, currently averages around 3.8 feet a year. However, in certain areas, that average has accelerated to 5.8 feet. There may be little or no erosion in some years, and more than 19 feet in others. The ocean around Cape Cod is erratic and has been shaping the region for thousands of years, cutting back in some areas and adding land in others. This steady erosion has begun to slowly wash away what was, revealing remnants of the past in the process. The residents of the Outer Cape, including my family, are privy to this as they sit incapacitated at the forefront of the climate crisis. The ephemeral edge where my ancestors once stood is gone, and what lays in its wake are fleeting facades made of sand and debris.