About Artwork
Type(s)
- Community Engagement
- Outdoor
- Public Art
- Temporary
- Urban Furniture
Designed to bring art, storytelling, and gathering into public spaces, Bloom’s art benches transform outdoor environments into open-air galleries. These free-standing aluminum display structures combine generous exhibition surfaces with integrated benches on both sides, creating places where visitors can pause, reflect, and engage with the content around them.
Capable of accommodating display panels on one or both facings, the art benches provide a flexible platform for showcasing public art, photography, heritage interpretation, community stories, or curated exhibitions. Their clean and durable design integrates seamlessly into parks, plazas, promenades, and cultural districts while creating inviting points of interest throughout a site.
By combining exhibition infrastructure with comfortable public seating, the art benches encourage longer engagement and a more accessible experience of art and culture in everyday spaces. Available in a quantity of ten units, they can be deployed individually or arranged as part of a larger exhibition trail or public art experience.
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Artist(s)
Bloom
Bloom is a Quebec-based design company founded by designer Marie-Eve Bourassa, with a mission to bring art and culture into everyday public spaces.
Working at the intersection of urban furniture, exhibition design, and public art activation, Bloom creates modular outdoor structures that become landmarks, gathering places, and open-air galleries. Designed and fabricated in Quebec, their work combines refined aesthetics with durable, four-season construction for both temporary and permanent installations.
Driven by the belief that art should be experienced beyond traditional cultural venues, Bloom transforms parks, streets, and urban destinations intoaccessible places of discovery. Its customizable arches, benches, columns, and display structures support a wide range of cultural activations, while alsoserving as elegant tools for wayfinding, public signage, and place identity.
With a strong focus on material quality, adaptability, and public engagement, Bloom offers a distinctive approach to placemaking, inviting passersby to pause, gather, and encounter art in the flow of daily life.
