About the program
Join Roman Susan for a group outing, traveling from Grant Park to 31st Street Beach, to experience Shore Land by Chicago-based interdisciplinary artist JeeYeun Lee.
Shore Land is an audio piece contemplating the liminal space between land and water as simultaneously a public good, treaty violation, and strategy to suppress insurgence. Audio tracks are mapped onto six locations along the Chicago lakefront and are meant to be listened to while walking, moving, or simply being on this made land. Looking at how language creates place—even as place exceeds human language—Shore Land incorporates interviews, laws, treaties, stories, and songs in English, Potawatomi, and Korean.
The group will meet in Grant Park on the lakefront trail across from Buckingham Fountain. Beginning with the track for Grant Park, the group will move along the lakefront and conclude with the track for 31st Street Beach. Anticipated group walking time is two hours, covering three miles. Feel free to join for any duration. Please bring a smartphone and headphones, and be sure to wear comfortable shoes. Drinking water is also recommended.