Orozco walked through public space photographing vines wrapped around pipes, plastic animals on street stalls and a tree growing through concrete, then had the images installed at bus-shelter scale so the roots appear to run into the sidewalk. Twelve photographs across 300 shelters, all gone after September 6. If you want art that finds you, this is your last weekend to be found.
What to expect
Backlit photographic panels in standard bus shelters, sized and sited so the image reads as a hole cut through the street rather than an advertisement. They work best when you catch one by accident and do a double take. There is no venue, no ticket and no route, which is part of the point.
Good to know
- No venue and no ticket; the works are installed in bus shelters across the city
- Look for them while you are walking rather than trying to hunt down a specific one
- They read best in daylight when the surrounding street is visible in the frame
- Completely step-free by definition, since they sit on the sidewalk
- Good for anyone who likes photography and hates queuing
- Public Art Fund exhibitions are always free and open to all
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Common questions
How many photographs are there?
Twelve images, installed across 300 JCDecaux bus shelters in New York, Chicago and Boston.
Is there a map of locations?
No fixed route is published; the works are distributed across the shelter network and are found while walking the city.
When does it end?
September 6, 2026.
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