Raw Earth
Terra Crua
Other Free entry
Thursday 1 October · until 11 Oct
At MAC/CCB, the exhibition Raw Earth invites us to rediscover raw earth as matter, archive and agent of contemporary architecture in Portugal, bringing together scientific and historical content, prototypes and case studies on building with earth.
At a moment of pressure on the limits of the planet, we look at raw earth not as a nostalgic return, but as a natural, local and available resource. Building with earth means understanding the territory and reactivating an archive of knowledge that connects local resources and building culture. The exhibition runs from matter to action: from the physical and mineral complexity of the soil to accumulated knowledge, and on to practices that reclaim earth as a viable, ethical and poetic building material. Starting from the soil — the ground beneath our feet — it invites us to rediscover raw earth as matter, archive and agent of contemporary architecture in Portugal. It brings together scientific and historical content, prototypes and case studies, as well as collaborative experiments that analyse and reuse earth excavated from construction works in Lisbon, revealing its performance and potential as a circular resource and opening up possibilities for its participation in the construction of the city. Tuesday to Sunday, from 10h to 18h30. 26 September, at 17h, in the Auditorium of MAC/CCB. Screening of the film Toucher Terre (68', 2024), audio in French, subtitled in English | Free entry, subject to the capacity of the space. Technical sheet: Curatorship by Madalena Vidigal.