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Magical Rain Room-an inspiration day in London

Each 6 months when I travel to the London trend seminar Futurelab, we use our free morning to check out a new gallery, a must see exhibition or a secret spot. Last year we all ready discovered The White Chapel and a top expo of the crazy, delicious Japanese artist Kusama at Tate Modern, so we sat standard high.

I read two days ago about the opening of the London Rain Room at The Curve at the Barbican. We arrived at 10 am, and as the event is so new, the queue was very reasonable. (Not anymore, check end of this post)

 
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The miraculous ‘rain room’ is a technical wonder by contemporary art studio Random International and uses 2,500 litres of water, falling at 1,000 litres per minute. 


Entering the room was surreal! 

Imagine a black, dark hall way, follow the light and the rain sounds and enter a magical space where only the rain is present.

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     Bernard Polet and Kate Stockman ready to hit the rain, or not.

“I stepped on the black roosters, into the pouring rain and looked up to 
see what happens. And look, the water responds to me, surrounds me, the sounds are relaxing.

It’s a great feeling that you have to experience yourself!”



With several 3D sensory cameras fixed to the ceiling of the Rain Room, every person who walks into the 100 square metre space is recognised. 

As you move around “slowly”, the rain stops overhead.“If you run around you’ll get wet because while the sensor picks up the movement, gravity limits the speed of the drops falling from the ceiling.” 

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     Bernard Polet bewitched by the fabulous experience.

The installation has been designed to create an intimate atmosphere of contemplation and it works. 

There’s no distractive sound, you are very close [to the rain] and it is beautiful as it becomes hypnotic and the sound of the rain is extremely calming.

Visitors can choose to simply watch the spectacle or find their way carefully through the rain, putting their trust in the work to the test. Please be aware that due to the popularity of Rain Room, the queue time currently stands at around two hours. The Curve advises visitors to arrive two hours before closing time in order to guarantee entry into the installation.

Rain Room at The Curve runs until March next year.

Experience a unique fusion of art and movement on four Sundays during the exhibition as dancers respond to Rain Room.
Sun 18 Nov, 2 Dec, 20 Jan, 24 Feb
2-5pm at regular intervals, The Curve
Wayne McGregor / Random Dance, with a score by Max Richter 


Experience a unique fusion of art and movement on four Sundays during the exhibition as dancers respond to Rain Room. 

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