Thursday, July 11, 2013

Rain Room @ MoMA PS1 - Way Cool

Looking for a really cool place to escape the heat in the city?  You'll find it @ MoMA PS1 in the Rain Room where it is possible to walk between the rain drops.  The Rain Room alongside the MoMA is a dark room (with 1 strong back light) where water is released from the ceiling; simulating a downpour.  Visitors (restricted to small groups) walk slowly into the rain, suspending the down flow in response to an individual's movements.  The exhibit is designed by Random Int'l, based out of London. Random Int'l utilizes new technologies and interacts them with human behavior.  The guest has a direct impact on what is happening around them.  Just founded in '05, Random Int'l received the Designer of the Future Award in '10.  The experience is fun, exhilarating and refreshing.  "And I wonder, still I wonder who'll stop the rain." (CCR)  You will stop the rain.  Still I wonder, how do they do it?

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