Interactive Art Installations

The LAPS: A Journey Through Time

For DSM Visitors + Residents Looking for Something New Historic East Village, Downtown DSM Produced by Init; Tour Produced by Creos LAPS was designed by Olivier Landreville in collaboration with Serge Maheu.  Admission: Free Collaborators: Operation Downtown, City of Des Moines, Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation

From March 31 – April 30, the LAPS: A Journey Through Time – Here and Now interactive art installation lights up at 401 Robert D. Ray Drive in the Historic East Village in Downtown Des Moines (DSM), just east of City Hall. A timelapse video shows how the six hourglass modules — with vivid light and sounds — showcased the passing of time as sand within glided back and forth. While time is out of our control, visitors to the installation moved the modules as they pleased, allowing them to reclaim time and be fully in the moment.

An exhibit for all ages, LAPS was designed by Olivier Landreville in collaboration with Serge Maheu. Each hourglass module reaches eight feet in height, so guests couldn’t miss it if they’re in the area. LAPS is the first of its kind to debut in Downtown DSM but certainly won’t be the last.

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Impulse: An Interactive Seesaw Activation

For DSM Visitors + Residents Looking for Something New Cowles Commons, Downtown DSM Produced by Quartier des Spectacles and distributed by QDSinternational Admission: Free Collaborators: Des Moines Performing Arts, Operation Downtown and the Greater Des Moines Partnership

From April 18 - May 19, 2024, Impulse by CS Design & Lateral Office, an interactive work comprised of oversized seesaws of various sizes with lighting and sound, will be installed at Cowles Commons. The activation is a joint endeavor between Des Moines Performing Arts and Operation Downtown, in partnership with the Greater Des Moines Partnership. Impulse is a production of Quartier des Spectacles Partnership and distributed by QDSinternational. 

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