33^rd edition – Montréal, Cultural Metropolis

1^st prize - Ville de Montréal

Soir de spectacle… et de pluie à la PdA
Lucie Poulin

Black shadows pass in front of this surrealist photo of the new lighted screens at Place des Arts. Art takes root in a city in movement and art takes hold of passersby during their everyday activities!

The jury salutes the photographer’s talent in creating an aesthetically consistant image from the moving screens that expresses the relationship being created between Montrealers and culture that is increasingly accessible to a greater number of people. The symmetrical composition and contrasts of colour are striking.

Current and inviting!

2^nd prize - Photoservice

Place de l'homme
Tristan Breeuwer

In this photo, Calder’s Man is like an actor in a thriller set in the 19^th century… The tension is palpable! What will jump out of the background?

This public art monument, a remnant of Expo 67, couldn’t do a better job of expressing both the plastic beauty of a work of art with multiple facets and the romantic and mysterious character of the islands across from Montréal.

The sensitive point of view and enchanting harmony of the grey tones, enhanced by the fog, reveal a fascinating aspect of this emblematic sculpture.

Bravo!

3^rd prize

Satosphère
André Jodoin

This photo presents Luc Corchesne’s first installation in the Satosphère, a historic moment for SAT (Société des Arts Technologiques).

From first glance, the futuristic environment takes us to another dimension. The shapes and words suck us in like a black hole.

The photographer has succeeded in capturing this moment of a show in movement by giving it an independent graphic consistency. His photo also invokes the immersive character of the experience, without hiding the fact that humans are behind the technology.

Spectacular!