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Rain Room: Art installation that lets you experience rain indoors without getting wet

Imagine walking into a dark room that has its own internal downpour and thunderstorms, yet as you walk through the space – you don't ever get wet. Rain Room is an installation of falling water through which it's possible to walk, trusting that a path can be navigated, without ever being drenched in the process.

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All images courtesy of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

All images courtesy of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Exploring both art and technology, London-based experimental studio Random International has already successfully exhibited its unusual installation in New York and London; now it has launched at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). Using approximately 528 gallons of recycled and used water, it's a self-contained system where visitors can dance in the rain, hear the sounds and feel the moisture of a thunderstorm, but stay completely dry and protected at the same time.

On display at LACMA until March 2016, you'll be glad to know that photography and experimentation are encouraged. Make sure you watch the video below to see the installation in action.

Silhouetted figure standing in Rain Room, surrounded by cascading sheets of water that part around their body, creating a dry pathway through the installation
Silhouetted figure standing in Rain Room, surrounded by falling water with a bright light source above and blue light reflecting off their body, remaining completely dry
A figure stands silhouetted in heavy rainfall with a bright light source above, creating a dry pathway through the downpour in Random International's Rain Room installation
Silhouetted figure standing in Rain Room installation surrounded by cascading water, remaining dry beneath the falling rain
A silhouetted figure walks through torrential rain beneath a bright light source in Rain Room, remaining dry as the water parts around them
A visitor stands beneath a dense downpour of water illuminated from above, creating a dramatic interplay of light and shadow in Random International's Rain Room installation
Two figures walking through Rain Room, an immersive art installation where water falls around them whilst they remain dry, with light visible ahead through the downpour
Silhouetted figure with arm raised stands dry beneath Rain Room's dense downpour of recycled water, with other visitors visible in the background
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