The Historic Santa Fe Foundation (HSFF) is proud to announce a new exhibition, Earth, Form, and Memory, which traces the journey of earthen architecture across continents and centuries. On view at The Gallery at El Zaguán, the show creates a unique dialogue between historical formwork and contemporary interpretations.

This exhibition reminds us that architecture is not only about the finished structure but also about the humble tools that make it possible. The artistic interpretations invite viewers to see these utilitarian objects as cultural artifacts and creative vessels. The forms also conjure or explore sculptural and metaphorical possibilities through subtle manipulation of these humble tools. By presenting these pieces side by side, Earth, Form, and Memory opens a conversation across geographies—from the Levant and Egypt, through Spain and the Mediterranean, and into the American Southwest. This journey highlights how earthen building traditions have traveled, adapted, and flourished over time, shaped by migration, colonization, and resilience. The exhibition invites visitors to reflect on the shared human impulse to build with the ground beneath our feet and to recognize that architecture can be both rooted in tradition and open to reinvention.