LUMINO returns with installations on view in Montreal
LUMINO, an original and free urban winter experience, will transform the Quartier des Spectacles and downtown Montreal with participatory luminous installations, video projections and special events at more than 15 indoor and outdoor locations.
The 16th edition of LUMINO presents 35 works, including 19 original creations never previously presented in Montreal, and 23 installations by Quebec artists.
LUMINO’s program will evolve throughout the winter in three main phases. From November to December, LUMINO launched for the holiday season. In January, new major works will be unveiled, and in March, special programming will take place during March break.
“For more than 15 years, LUMINO has been an exceptional platform for creators of all stripes to present unique participatory experiences. The works transform citizens’ and visitors’ view of winter and the urban environment. This unique project, initiated by the Quartier des Spectacles Partnership, has become an international standard bearer for winter animation. It attracts growing numbers of visitors with its high-quality, daring programming, and it is free,” said Monique Simard, chair of the boards of directors of the Quartier des Spectacles and of Quartier des Spectacles International.
Les Voyageurs (Travellers) by Cédric Le Borgne features luminous figures floating over five downtown hotels: Hôtel HoneyRose Montréal, Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth, DoubleTree by Hilton Montréal, Montréal Marriott Château Champlain and Hyatt Place Montréal Centre-Ville, in collaboration with Tourisme Montréal and the Association hôtelière du Grand Montréal. These sculptures invite passersby to look up toward the sky, and weave a connection between dream and reality while creating a luminous dialogue between the hotels and the public space.
Several installations will also light up the heart of downtown all winter. These include France’s TILT Studio’s Anemonia and Shadow, two luminous sculptures inspired by plant life in the sea and on land on Sainte-Catherine St. West and Unicode Haïku Extension by Fred Sapey-Triomphe outside Place des Arts.
They also include Celestia by KLEIS and Entre maintenant et l’infini by Jeremy Shantz at the Eaton Centre.
Three new works inspired by the colours of winter, Rêve retrouvé by Iana Brezeky, Le potentiel des épidermes entrelacés by Marie-Ève Drolet and Codex by Teo Leroo, come to life on four of the Quartier’s six projection surfaces.
On Esplanade Tranquille, the interactive video project Le coffre à jouets dégivré by Ottomata and Doki will illuminate the rink beginning on January 15, and is being presented in collaboration with Tourisme Montréal.
On the Place des Arts Esplanade, artist Michel Lemieux presents Vulnérable, an interactive installation that transforms itself as participants move. Stargate, a sculptural creation by Chalk River Labs, uses video mapping to envelop the entire structure in images and invites visitors to climb into the central ring to capture photos.
A world premiere, Climat intérieur by Mirari, will appear on Émery St. in the Quartier Latin. A luminous harp called ChronoHarp, by the Australian creators Amigo & Amigo, aims to attract crowds to the Promenade des Artistes, inviting them to play with the massive structure to generate a cascade of luminous animations.
At Place Ville Marie’s Esplanade PVM, Horizon by Olivier Landreville comprises luminous cocoons and vistas. On Sainte-Catherine St. West, facing Place des Arts, Unicode Haïku Extension, a generative light installation by Fred Sapey-Triomphe, colours the space. Finally, Parallèles is an installation by Studio Transversal whose interaction with the light structure will generate a video projection on the façade near the Saint-Laurent metro station.
The Quartier Latin sector will welcome End over End by Studio Vertigo, a gigantic Slinky and Phosphorescence by Pauline Loctin which illuminates Place Pasteur with an original suspended work. The Quartier Latin is also the canvas for UQAM students.
LUMINO will run from now until March 8, 2026. It is free and open daily from sunset to 11:00 p.m.
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