Rain Room London 2018

A field of falling water that pauses wherever a human body is detected rain room offers visitors the experience of controlling the rain.

Rain room london 2018.

Self and other for the albert embankment permanent work albert embankment london from july 2018. But without getting wet. It features a digitalized simulation of the sounds humidity and visual experience of rainfall. The ability to control rain.

Dysfunctional group exhibition galleria giorgio franchetti alla ca d oro from april 2019. The installation has been displayed at the world s most famous museums including moma in new york and barbican in. New york is presented in the lot directly adjacent to the museum of modern art. May 12 jul 28 2013.

The rain room is a unique modern art installation offering an inspirational and magical experience for visitors. Random international rain room 2012 now exhibited at sharjah art foundation 2018 courtesy of sharjah art foundation when it premiered in 2012 at the barbican centre s difficult exhibition space the curve gallery rain room captivated audiences with its experimental technology that brought the rain inside in a fantastical way. 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. 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.

The piece had previously shown in a number of international art venues including new york s museum of modern art and london s barbican. Designed and constructed by tonkin liu in collaboration with local. Random international s immersive environment rain room 2012 a major component of the moma ps1 exhibition expo 1. Rain room at jackalope art pavilion melbourne australia from august 2019.

Created by the london and berlin based random international the rain room is now permanently located in sharjah. 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. 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. The extension reframes the rear of the building by amplifying the characteristics found within its fabric.

The exhibition entitled rain room was created by hannes koch florian ortkrass and stuart wood three contemporary artists and graduates from the royal college of art in london. Random international s rain room 2012 is an immersive environment of perpetually falling water that pauses wherever a human body is detected. The installation offers visitors an opportunity to experience what is seemingly impossible. Through rain room random international seeks to explore how human relationships to each other and to nature are increasingly mediated through technology.

Rain room presents a respite from everyday life and an opportunity for sensory reflection within a responsive relationship. The unique installation is yet another example of how the role of digital technology is.