Rain Room Art Installation

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Rain room art installation. The piece had previously shown in a number of international art venues including new york s museum of modern art and london s barbican. Through rain room random international seeks to explore how human relationships to each other and to nature are increasingly mediated through technology. Rain room is a 2012 experiential artwork by hannes koch and florian ortkrass of random international which found its first permanent installation in sharjah united arab emirates in 2018. It s raining but you won t get wet subscribe.

The rain room building in sharjah has been designed by sharjah art foundation and the uae based spacecontinuum design studio in collaboration with shape architecture practice research sharjah. May 12 jul 28 2013. Opened in may 2018 rain room is part of the sharjah art foundation collection and the first of a series of artist designed permanent spaces. The installation offers visitors an opportunity to experience what is seemingly impossible.

Following blockbuster showings at lacma in los angeles 2015 6 the yuz museum in shanghai 2015 and 2018 the museum of modern art new york 2013 and london s barbican 2012 this. Random international s immersive environment rain room 2012 a major component of the moma ps1 exhibition expo 1. Previously the installation has been exhibited in some internationally acclaimed museums and galleries including the barbican london and the museum of modern art new york. Http bit ly whumqy architecture and design critic oliver wainwright steps into the rai.

Rain room presents a respite from everyday life and an opportunity for sensory reflection within a responsive relationship. The ability to control rain. Rain room isn t the first weather related art installation to appear on dezeen we ve also featured a moving cloud of raindrops in a singapore airport and an led sign in a london park. Random international s rain room 2012 is an immersive environment of perpetually falling water that pauses wherever a human body is detected.