Montreal, Canada
Stéphanie Leduc and Manuel Baumann from EN TEMPS ET LIEU studio, award winners’s request for proposals for the creation of a winter art installation suspended over an iconic location in Montreal, have delivered a beautiful, bold, and stunning piece of art.
UN BRIN D’SOLEIL hangs over Place des Fleurs-de-Macadam like a vibrant, ever-changing sun whose colourful, blossoming rays high above cut through the harshness of winter days, or like an asphalt-born flower unfurling endlessly above our heads, while carrying the promise of the coming spring.
The lit artwork serves as an exploration in motion of a series of organic, geometric paintings emanating warm, cold, and intermediate hues, each conveying a plethora of emotions. UN BRIN D’SOLEIL is visible from afar once dusk falls and invites passersby to take in its embrace and experience a visual, sensory experience that promotes contemplation.
The artwork is made of 32 aluminum and acrylic “rays” mounted on a rigid frame, attached to two suspension cables. Each tube features a digital LED strip with independently configurable pixels, which provides significant flexibility in terms of light control. This, in turn, offers a wide array of options for visual compositions and animations.
The “Un Brin d’Soleil” installation, designed and manufactured by EN TEMPS ET LIEU, graces Place des Fleurs-de-Macadam in Plateau-Mont-Royal, Montreal, Quebec, in 2025. Crafted from aluminum and acrylic with a striking 6.7-meter (22-foot) diameter, it runs from November 24, 2025, to April 30, 2026, repeating for the next three years. Produced by Société de développement de l’Avenue du Mont-Royal with financial support from the Plateau-Mont-Royal borough, photography is by Latrompette Studio.
About EN TEMPS ET LIEU
EN TEMPS ET LIEU (2016) is a multidisciplinary urban design studio led by founders Stéphanie Leduc, Creative Director and Environmental Designer, and Manuel Baumann, General Manager and Workshop Manager. Their work merges design, art, and architecture through an integrated approach. EN TEMPS ET LIEU has extensive experience in urban design with more than 70 projects (transitional, temporary, permanent) to its name and continues to stand out thanks to its in-depth know-how of the requirements and technicalities of urban projects.
The cohesiveness and meticulousness of the studio’s work has earned it myriad honours and awards, including: Platinum winner in the Art and Photography category and International Grand Prize winner in the Art and Photography category at the 2023 Grands Prix du Design for Partiellement nuageux avec de fortes probabilités de « wow »!, and Grand Prize winner of the architecture category – temporary installation for Tourisme Montréal’s mobile booth, awarded November 13, 2025, at the Grands Prix du Design Gala.
