EXIT SIGNS
An exPLORATION of the underpasses and neighborhoods along the interstate system in Northern Chicago.
Over sixty years ago the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 was enacted, which authorized the construction of now over 47,000 miles of interstate. As was the case in many urban areas the expressways were built with the intention to connect the outer regions of the city with the center of the city. This led to many areas along the interstate to being deeply degraded and communities separated while it facilitated the growth and movement of an affluent class to bypass the original areas of the city as well as facilitating the more efficient movement of goods and commerce. O.M.O.E. looks at the legacy of the expressway on a localized scale and explores what was left behind in the wake of a utopic and technocratic superstructure while seeking to reveal the ephemeral and human aspects of what you see when you exit, instead of just passing by these areas.
