Sarah Yae Looking Outwards 1

TheRain Room (2012), installed by Random International, is an interactive installation where the audience can walk through the rain, but not get wet. Rather than typical artworks at the museum, this interactive installation allows for audience to immerse themselves with different senses and have an ownership of the artwork. When I first visited the Rain Room,I was taken aback by such a refreshing, unique installation that was never widely introduced before in museums. Walking through this installation put me in a different atmosphere. I have never felt this way towards an artwork before.

This project was made from an organization called Random International. This organization aims to incorporate science and technology to art, in order to create a diverse and unique experience. The project took about 4 years to create, and 8 months to build.

For this project, I think creating this project required the development of custom software because this installation was something very new. This project was apparently inspired by sound. This artwork, I believe, began a trend of museums with interactive installations, which incorporates technology with art.

The link to Rain Room is: http://www.lacma.org/node/21938.