ENROUTE
in collaboration with Yue Xu
ENROUTE is a one-day public art event that transforms Chicago’s public spaces into an open-air gallery and performance space. Bringing together local artists working across drawing, photography, sculpture, sound, and performance, ENROUTE creates temporary, site-responsive exhibitions that engage directly with outdoor architecture and landscape. By emphasizing ephemerality and care for public space, all artworks and performances are designed to leave no physical trace, foregrounding presence, experience, and collective movement rather than permanent installation. ENROUTE encourages audiences to encounter art through walking, activating familiar environments in unexpected ways that create shared and memorable experiences that enrich the lives of Chicagoans and enhance their connection with our city.We are currently preparing for the 2027 iteration. If you are interested in being involved, HERE is more information about the project.
ENROUTE — The 606 Bloomingdale Trail
Sunday, April 27, 2025 | 4:30–7:30 PM
ENROUTE debuted as a site-responsive walking program along the 606 Bloomingdale Trail, beginning at Julia de Burgos Park and concluding at Ridgeway Avenue (Exelon Observatory). Participants moved together along the trail, encountering a sequence of temporary installations and live performances. The path was transformed through ephemeral, non-invasive artworks that engaged the trail’s infrastructure, landscape, and public context—leaving no physical trace.
Performances by:
Damon Locks, Lia Kohl, Alberto Aguilar, Door Collective, and Madeleine Aguilar + Zander Raymond
Installations by:
Alex Adkinson, Bench Press, Daniel Champion, FÁTIMA, Jasmine Huaimin Yeh, Jeremy David Carter, Jeremy Plotkin Wong, Liam Owings, Rob Sohmer, Selina Trepp, Shuo Cai, Tatiana Sky, Tony Williams Jr., YoungSun Choi, Zander Raymond, and Zola Rollins.
