Saturday
20
September

Film and Q&A: Speak To The Earth

Film
Credit:
Still from film

In a basement workshop in New York City, a team of researchers is seeking to transform the future of architecture. The Natural Materials Lab conducts experiments merging the study of ancient earthen & fibre building systems, with 21st century techniques in engineering, analysis & production. From a mixture of play and scientific rigor, new methods of construction are being born, which aim to operate in harmony with the limitations and patterns of Earth itself.Speak to the Earth is a cinematic window into the daily practices and philosophies shaping materials development in architecture. Rooted in slow experimentation and collective inquiry, the film captures the embodied labor of working with earthen and agricultural waste materials. Reflecting ongoing research at Columbia University's Natural Materials Lab, the film portrays experiments that are at once technical, sensory, and ancestral.

A film by Benjamin Abrams, who is a documentary filmmaker based in Brooklyn, NY.

Year: 2025

The film will be introduced and followed by a Q&A with Lola Ben-Alon, Assistant Professor at Columbia GSAPP.

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I et kælderværksted i New York City arbejder et forskerteam på at transformere fremtidens arkitektur. The Natural Materials Lab udfører eksperimenter, der forener studiet af gamle jord- og fiberbyggesystemer med det 21. århundredes teknikker inden for ingeniørkunst, analyse og produktion. Ud af en blanding af leg og videnskabelig stringens opstår nye byggemetoder, som har til formål at fungere i harmoni med Jordens egne begrænsninger og mønstre.

Speak to the Earth er et filmisk vindue ind til de daglige praksisser og filosofier, der former udviklingen af materialer i arkitekturen. Med rødder i langsomme eksperimenter og kollektive undersøgelser indfanger filmen det kropslige arbejde med jord- og landbrugsaffaldsmaterialer. Filmen afspejler igangværende forskning på Columbia University’s Natural Materials Lab og portrætterer eksperimenter, der på én gang er tekniske, sanselige og forbundet til forfædres viden.

En film af Benjamin Abrams, dokumentarfilmskaber baseret i Brooklyn, NY.

År: 2025

Filmen introduceres og efterfølges af en Q&A med Lola Ben-Alon, lektor ved Columbia GSAPP.

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