Who we are
Ikke i rute is a cultural and social innovation lab working on audience engagement, fostering dialogue and ultimately challenging dominant narratives through inclusive, co-creative and participatory practices.
Our projects open spaces for unheard voices, and contribute to exchanges that cross national and institutional boundaries.
We are Sacra, Letícia and Claudia and Ikke i rute is our love letter to the world. We share a passion for research, cultural work, and making knowledge accessible, relevant and engaging. We work transnationally and across disciplinary practices bringing in our expertise in teaching, curating and advocacy in academia, museums, cultural institutions, and NGOs.
Letícia is a linguist, curator and cultural researcher focused on decolonial perspectives, accessibility, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Sacra is a sociologist with experience as a culture and education strategist, passionate about community engagement, co-creation and participatory practices. Claudia is a visual artist, photographer, curator, and cultural producer whose work bridges artistic practice, cultural exchange, and community engagement through exhibitions, festivals, and interdisciplinary projects. Our combined life experience in universities, think tanks, embassies, and cultural organizations across Europe, the US, and Latin America led us to envision a cultural ecosystem that practices what it preaches.
Ikke i rute in Denmark
Our life and work in Denmark takes us through uncharted routes exploring the place of culture in social and environmental sustainability. Ikke i rute makes culture the cornerstone of a radically inclusive democratic practice. Ikke i rute engages in the ongoing conversations about representation, accessibility, and whose stories are being told that make Denmark rank high on measures of equality and quality of life. Ikke i rute works between this framework of progressive values and the recognition that there is still work to be done. We draw a perfect map to bridge disciplines, challenge narratives, and expand the sense of who belongs.
In Denmark, when a bus displays "Ikke i rute", it means it's not following its usual path or purpose. Just like us. Rather than following predefined paths, we expand the map, creating fresh trajectories, through cultural, artistic and scientific collaboration. We navigate overlooked histories, open spaces for new voices, and contribute to exchanges that cross national and institutional boundaries.
Ikke i rute reflects both a refusal of linearity and a commitment to the multiplicity of futures. We operate from the belief that what is often considered peripheral is in fact central to contemporary cultural production.
