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The public will enjoy an impressive set of outdoor installations all winter. Posted on Sainte-Catherine and St-Urbain Streets,\u00a0Talking Heads<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0by Limelight Art (Hungary), is already the talk of the town, with its two heads made up of 4,000 light-emitting diodes that interact with each other to produce facial expressions in different colors and conduct real conversations through light. On Esplanade PVM at Place Ville Marie,\u00a0\u00c9loge de l\u2019air<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0by Chevalvert invites members of the public to make an enormous 5-metre banner float in the air, and\u00a0Cercle Polaire<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0by Jason Carter, one of Canada\u2019s most exciting and accomplished contemporary Aboriginal visual artists, and M.A.D. Collectif, invites visitors to immerse themselves in the world of majestic Far North fauna.\u00a0Lustres\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>by TILT, on the parvis of St. James United Church, is a unique open-air ballroom experience;\u00a0Biolumen<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0by Rahda Chaddah and RAW Design, at the Palais des congr\u00e8s, is a unique contemplative experience inspired by bioluminescent oceanic organisms.\u00a0Orb<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0by Spy transforms the Place des Arts Esplanade with 90 convex discs made of polished steel. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Until March 9, 2025, the event offers its largest program ever Created and produced by the Quartier des Spectacles Partnership, LUMINO is firmly established as an essential Montreal winter event. For 15 winters, this free and original urban experience has been fulfilling its mission of transforming the city\u2019s core into a celebration of light and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":38893,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[329,333],"tags":[948,1149,1150,1148],"class_list":["post-38902","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events-guide","category-news","tag-featured","tag-lights","tag-lumino-2","tag-montreal-2"],"yoast_head":"\nQuebec\u2019s artists at the heart of LUMINO\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Chaleur Humaine<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0is a piece by Anne Lagac\u00e9 that resembles a suspended sun. It brings colour and warmth to Place Pasteur.\u00a0Les Fabuloscopes<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0by La Camaraderie with Eruoma Awashish, set up in front of the Grande Biblioth\u00e8que, invites passers-by to create stroboscopic animations. A major piece is\u00a01000 Visages<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0by Alejandro Figuerroa of +Amor, facing the Esplanade Tranquille skating rink, is a colossal 12-metre archway with 1779 moving mirrors.\u00a0L\u2019orchestre endormi<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0by Ottomata, is an interactive light-and-sound installation lets the public awaken all the musical culture slumbering on Saint-Denis Street.\u00a0These artists are just a few of the 20 LUMINO creators from Quebec.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lumino-3-1024x768.jpg\")
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This year, LUMINO\u2019s programming is also enhanced with indoor installations, open to the public. The works include\u00a0\u00c9quilibre : Tensio<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0by Guillaume Bourassa and Francis Th\u00e9berge. Located at the entrance to Le Central gastronomic food court, this dynamic immersive installation plays with perception. Apparently chaotic, it becomes a harmonious structure when viewed from a certain position. With\u00a0VORTEX<\/em><\/strong>, artist Nicolas Paolozzi stages an encounter between light, water and geometry. Positioned above the Complexe Desjardins fountain, this immersive work provides a poetic sensory experience. Meanwhile, an interactive work called\u00a0Cin\u00e9tique<\/em><\/strong>, by Ottomata, is located inside The Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth. Its dozens of luminous stems, arranged in a circle, invite the public to explore the invisible kinetic forces that surround us and shape our everyday lives. Inside Place des Arts, the public is invited to discover\u00a0Kal\u00e9idoscope: A Social Media Trinity<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0by Alejandro Figueroa of AMOR+. The installation explores the impact of social media through a reflection on the creation, dissemination and consumption of content. LUMINO also occupy the Balmoral block with six experimental works curated by three local galleries: perte de signal, Elektra Galerie and Eastern Bloc. The public will have an exclusive opportunity to discover\u00a0Microstars<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0by Charline Dally and Gabrielle HB,\u00a0Porteur de Lumi\u00e8re<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0by students from NAD-UQAC, Afflux by Jade Delobre, Mechanicolor by St\u00e9ban SanFa\u00e7on,\u00a0Chasing Waterfalls\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>by Hidden Edges and\u00a0Mati\u00e8re Premi\u00e8re<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0by Yan Breuleux.\u00a0
<\/p>\n\n\n\nVideo projections to enliven winter nights<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Every night, the public can enjoy video projections that transport them to immersive visual worlds.\u00a0\u00c9trangement satisfaisant<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0by COLEGRAM illuminates the fa\u00e7ades of \u00c9difice WILDER | Espace Danse, UQAM\u2019s Pavillon Pr\u00e9sident-Kennedy and the wall adjacent to Saint-Laurent metro station, with a series of three video projections riffing on online culture and videos. On the fa\u00e7ade of the Grande Biblioth\u00e8que,\u00a0Hyperobjects<\/em><\/strong>, by artist Aude Guivarc\u2019h, invites viewers to ponder the ephemerality of seemingly permanent and unchanging things. Lastly, the Esplanade Tranquille skating rink once again presents the\u00a0interactive video projection\u00a0Au bord du lac Tranquille<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0by Mirari and Normal studio, taking Montrealers and visitors on a dreamy journey through Quebec\u2019s Far North.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lumino-4-1024x682.jpg\")
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