{"id":5649,"date":"2025-06-30T13:13:57","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T13:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qdsinternational.com\/?p=5649"},"modified":"2025-07-02T14:43:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T14:43:10","slug":"case-study-adapting-loop-for-the-millenaire-de-caen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qdsinternational.com\/en\/case-study-adapting-loop-for-the-millenaire-de-caen\/","title":{"rendered":"Case Study: Adapting Loop for Caen’s Millenium Celebrations"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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As part of the celebrations for Caen’s Millenium Celebrations, Quartier des spectacles international wanted to offer visitors to the Presqu\u2019\u00eele a bespoke artistic experience. The interactive installation Loop, currently on a European tour, was specially adapted to be integrated into the D\u00e9bordions Art-Science-Society trail, dedicated to water and contemporary climate issues.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Loop: a popular and customizable work<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Created by Ekumen, Jonathan Villeneuve, and Olivier Girouard, Loop is a mechanical and light-based installation that functions like a giant zoetrope \u2014 an optical toy invented in the 19th century. Activated by the public using hand-levers reminiscent of railway handcars, its large circular structures bring animated sequences to life through the effect of retinal persistence.<\/p>\n

In its original version, Loop features short films inspired by works of Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois literature, including those of Jos\u00e9phine Bacon, Dany Laferri\u00e8re, and Wajdi Mouawad, accompanied by soundscapes emitted from the heart of each wheel. The speed of the animation, the frequency of the flashing lights, and the tempo of the music are entirely controlled by the participant\u2019s cadence.<\/p>\n

A custom-made adaptation for D\u00e9bordions<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n

What makes Loop unique in the QDSinternational catalogue is its ability to tailor its content to different contexts. For Caen’s Millenium, the visual sequences were redesigned to align with D\u00e9bordions, a living laboratory devoted to water and its many symbolic dimensions.<\/p>\n

Caen-based artists Ginette Minou and Yannick Lecoeur were invited to create new animated flipbooks themed around water in its various states. Each sequence pairs a physical state of water with a human emotion, inviting the audience to navigate between elements and sensations.<\/p>\n

The result: a unique visual and sound experience composed of six short, playful narratives that resonate with the spirit of the site and integrate seamlessly with the rest of the D\u00e9bordions program.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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