For several seasons, Anne-Marie Filaire was invited by ECT to photograph several of its excavated soil reclamation sites. An encounter for the photographer with the ephemeral landscapes and moving lands of the Greater Paris metropolis.
The various ECT sites visited were: Annet-sur-Marne (77), Moissy-Cramayel (77), Louvres (95), Forges (91) and Villeneuve sous Dammartin (77).
This work led to the publication of a book, Terres, sols profonds du Grand Paris, published by Dominique Carré / La Découverte, in 2020.
Anne Marie Filaire, photographer
10/06/2022
ECT partners with BAP! 2022 “lands and cities
ECT’s “Land and Cities” theme The Biennale d’Architecture et de Paysage launched its first edition in 2019, entitled “Man, Nature and the City”, which attracted 200,000 visitors. Still organized by the Ile-de-France Region and the City of Versailles, this 2nd edition of BAP! takes place from May 14 to July 13, 2022. The link between “land and cities” is explored in all its forms, with 10 exhibitions in prestigious venues. The proposed itinerary brings together the views of professionals, artists and the Versailles Schools of Architecture and Landscape Design. A rich, forward-looking program. ECT is proud to be a partner of this not-to-be-missed event, and is involved in a…
28/09/2020
Publication of “Terres, sols profonds du Grand Paris”, a book by photographer Anne-Marie Filaire
In 2019, photographer Anne-Marie Filaire visited 6 sites operated by ECT. Today, ECT is very proud of the publication of this book, the fruit of its reporting. Every year, 22 million tonnes of earth are excavated to build the metropolis and extend the boundaries of Paris. Our collective imagination is imbued with the imposing image of the slag heaps of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region, so we can visualize what the concept of “excavated earth” represents, and understand the visual impact and environmental issues we may be confronted with. Here, however, we’re not talking about black earth extracted from coal mines, but the diverse and colorful earth from the foundations of…
