Limited Series — 200 Numbered and Signed Copies
Each copy of Brutal Beauty belongs to a strictly limited run of 200, individually numbered and hand-signed by Olivier Caune. Once sold out, no reprints will be made.
Step into the underground architecture of Montreal through the lens of Olivier Caune, photographer and trained architect.
Brutal Beauty celebrates sixty years of the city’s metro, where raw concrete becomes poetry and light carves out suspended moments.
Page after page, each station reveals itself as a unique work of art: monumental columns, vibrant mosaics, transit spaces transformed into modern cathedrals. This book is more than an architectural tribute — it is a visual journey where beauty hides in shadows, silence, and the contrasts of everyday life.
A photographic journey into the Montreal Metro
Step into the underground architecture of Montreal through the lens of Olivier Caune, photographer and trained architect.
Brutal Beauty is a book that celebrates sixty years of the city’s metro, where raw concrete becomes poetry and light carves out suspended moments.
Page after page, each station reveals itself as a unique work of art : monumental columns, vibrant mosaics, transit spaces transformed into modern cathedrals. Olivier’s photographs capture both the strength of matter and the fragility of passengers, often portrayed as solitary silhouettes within these imposing volumes.
This book is more than an architectural tribute, it is a visual journey where beauty hides in shadows, silence, and the contrasts of everyday life.
Un voyage photographique dans le métro de Montréal
Plongez au cœur de l’architecture souterraine de Montréal à travers le regard d’Olivier Caune, photographe et architecte de formation.
Brutal Beauty est un livre qui célèbre soixante ans d’histoire du métro montréalais, où le béton brut devient poésie et la lumière sculpte des instants suspendus.
Au fil des pages, chaque station se révèle comme une œuvre unique : colonnes monumentales, mosaïques colorées, espaces de transit transformés en véritables cathédrales modernes. Les photographies d’Olivier captent à la fois la force de la matière et la fragilité des passagers, souvent représentés comme des silhouettes solitaires au milieu de ces volumes imposants.
Ce livre est bien plus qu’un simple hommage architectural : c’est un voyage visuel où la beauté se cache dans l’ombre, le silence et les contrastes du quotidien.