Rain Room, an installation by London-based artist collective rAndom International, is an experiment in sensory disruption. A 300 ft² room is rigged to create a constant downpour, but motion-detecting cameras stop the rain anywhere a person is present. The effect is one of being cloaked in dryness, which follows you wherever you go. The rain is actually so loud that the voice of a person a few feet away is drowned out, thus the lacuna of rain occupied by a body actually forms its own “room.”

While the physical reality of responsive rain is jarringly exhilarating, the effect of insulation that eventually settles in is as soothing as it is surreal.

rAndom International's Rain Room exhibition at MoMA as part of MoMA PS1's EXPO 1: New York allows visitors to navigate through rain without ever getting wet. Each individual's movement within the installation affects rain patterns, carving a cocoon of dryness and allowing visitors to stay dry amidst downpour. Learn more: http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/random-international-moma-rain-room See it in person: http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/exhibitions/1380 _______________________________ The Creators Project is a partnership between Intel and VICE: http://thecreatorsproject.com/ _______________________________ Facebook: http://fb.com/thecreatorsproject Twitter: http://twitter.com/creatorsproject Tumblr: http://thecreatorsproject.tumblr.com/