Barbican's Curve Gallery- Rain Room! (2012)

The rain room exhibition currently still held at the Barbican is definitely one of the most talked about exhibitions all year. I had previously seen a bit of info and heard some minor details from friends that had already been. As alluring as it sounds i needed to try it out for myself and experience this magical rain room that somehow left u dry. Fascinating to be up against in the flesh and such a fun and enjoyable, experience to either have alone or with friends. This was quite an unusual installation for an art exhibition, however i thought it was still worth going to and engaging in something a little out of the ordinary. Random International got the chance to host this weather controlling installation, and being one of the well known and well distinctive in digital-based contemporary art, they prove success with the most spoke about, interactive and communicative experiment in what it would be like to control the rain and or weather. Upon arriving at the exhibition there was a huge 2 hour queue to get in as technical sensory beams and lights could only stand up to 5 persons at a time within the rain room.. Although not my ordinary and somewhat informative gallery visits, it was well worth queuing to see and feel the personal connection in the person. It was strange having the illusion of water and rain coming down, its like your mind processes what is meant to normally happen if in those circumstances but is suddenly altered by trickery and i would love to believe kind of magic.  A100 metre field of filling water, that reacts to human sound and movement, the complexity and thought into the technical and digital systems used to make the rain fall 'around' a person so that when you walk through u stay completely dry. Truly epic and definitely a must see!!