Film
What if the ground beneath our feet was the future of architecture? TOUCHER TERRE invites us on a journey into raw earth construction, a practice as old as civilization. From the clay walls of Mesopotamia to today’s participatory workshops, the film by Jérémie Basset explores how a handful of soil, mixed with straw and water, can become shelter, beauty, and resilience. Through the voices of archaeologists, scientists, and architects, we rediscover earth, its colors, textures, and properties.
The idea behind the movie originates from Romain Anger and Laetitia Fontaine from amàco, l'atelier matières à construire. In the movie we are guided by architects Anna Heringer, Julia Wurst, Arnaud Misse and Philippe Madec, physico-chemist Henri Van Damme, archaeologist Martin Sauvage and artist Sylvie Wheeler. Together, they sketch a vision of architecture that is local, inclusive, and deeply connected to nature. Between science and hands-on practice, between tradition and innovation, TOUCHER TERRE opens a window onto a future built with earth.
In times of ecological and societal transition, public space is never neutral.
The exhibition Tamed Nature, on view at the Flanders Architecture Institute from 17 September onwards, investigates how green urban spaces embody power, history and social tensions. It explores the layered history of urban green space through the lens of the city of Antwerp.
18.11.2025
19:45h
68 min.
FR, with English subtitles
2024, Jérémie Basset
De Cinema
Maarschalk Gérardstraat 4
2000 Antwerp
€9, standard
€6,5 reduction
Flanders Architecture Institute X De Cinema
The Government of Flanders
Architecture on Film is a monthly film series by De Cinema and the Flanders Architecture Institute (VAi), bringing together two complementary areas of expertise: that of a unique cinema with a strong focus on film heritage and new voices, and that of an institute that explores architecture, design and heritage from a broad social and cultural perspective.
