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viewed from a certain position. With
VORTEX, 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
Cinétique, 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 Kaléidoscope: A Social
Media Trinity by Alejandro Figueroa
of AMOR+. The installation explores
the impact of social media through a
reflection on the creation, dissemination Vortex by Nicolas Paolozzi
and consumption of content. LUMINO Photo credit: Thibault Carron
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 Microstars by Charline Dally
and Gabrielle HB, Porteur de Lumière
by students from NAD-UQAC, Afflux
by Jade Delobre, Mechanicolor by Stéban
SanFaçon, Chasing Waterfalls by Hidden
Edges and Matière Première by Yan
Breuleux.

Video projections to enliven winter nights
Every night, the public can enjoy
video projections that transport them to
immersive visual worlds. Étrangement
satisfaisant by COLEGRAM illuminates
the façades of Édifice WILDER | Espace
Danse, UQAM’s Pavillon Président-
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 façade of the
Grande Bibliothèque, Hyperobjects, by
artist Aude Guivarc’h, invites viewers to
ponder the ephemerality of seemingly
permanent and unchanging things. Lastly,
the Esplanade Tranquille skating rink
once again presents the interactive video
projection Au bord du lac Tranquille
by Mirari and Normal studio, taking
Montrealers and visitors on a dreamy
journey through Quebec’s Far North.

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