June 30, 2025
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News Strengthening a Territory’s Identity Through QDSinternational’s Installations
Echos, Guadalaraja, 2025 © Desarrollo Social Jalisco
In contemporary cities, the design of public spaces goes far beyond purely functional management. It’s now about creating meaningful places that reflect the identity of the communities who inhabit them. In this spirit, the participatory art installations from Quartier des spectacles international serve as cultural markers that help shape the identity of public spaces.
Public Art as a Driver of Identity
Whether luminous, sonic, or mechanical, QDSinternational’s installations offer municipalities and cultural venues the opportunity to highlight a neighborhood’s history, identity, or future vocation. Installing a participatory artwork in a transforming area helps assert its evolving dynamic — whether as a creative hub, gathering space, or community-centered site. The installation becomes a landmark, a catalyst for collective storytelling, and a driver of belonging.
Discover the case study of Loop for Caen’s Millenium Célébrations
The recent adaptation of Loop for Caen’s Millenium celebrations is a perfect illustration of this approach. Touring for nearly ten years, this interactive installation operates like a giant zoetrope: illustrations come to life before the public’s eyes through the activation of a hand lever.
For its presentation on the Presqu’île de Caen, as part of the Débordions trail — a living laboratory dedicated to the relationship between territory and water — Loop was specially adapted. QDSinternational collaborated with two Caen-based artists to create new animations inspired by the different states of water and human emotions, rooting the installation in the city’s maritime history. This co-creation transformed the work into a living tribute to local heritage and a poetic invitation to meaningful encounters.
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Impulsion, Bilbao, 2025 © Gau Zuria
Loop, Fort Worth © Joseph Haubert
Echos, Guadalaraja, 2025 © Desarrollo Social Jalisco
Installations That Can Reveal the Spirit of a Place
Each installation in the QDSinternational catalogue holds the power to reinvent a space. Celestia, with its rotating benches crowned by a streetlamp, transforms any site into a contemplative, welcoming gathering spot. Impulse, with its luminous and musical seesaws, turns public squares into playful, interactive playgrounds. And Echoes – The Voice of the Unknown, our monumental whale, offers a more scientific approach to urban art, raising awareness about the importance of protecting marine ecosystems.
By collaborating closely with municipalities, festivals, and cultural organizations, QDSinternational develops projects that help reinforce the vocation of public spaces — whether by celebrating local heritage, promoting regional creativity, or revitalizing areas in transition.
