Imagine having the ability to control the rain. Well more precisely, make sure you don't get wet even when it is raining, without the aid of umbrellas or raincoats. Well on a small scale, this is now possible, even if it is indoors. Contemporary art studio, rAndom international has given visitors to London's Barbican Art Gallery a chance to experience being completely surrounded and immersed in falling rain, yet they will come out completely dry. The rain room is controlled by 3D cameras that map the location of people (and their outstretched limbs). This information is then sent to a pixelated grid of 25cm x 25cm panels, each of which controls nine outlets and a total of 2,500 litres of water, falling at a rate of 1,000 litres per minute. The water is then filtered, treated and recycled.
"People going in tentatively at first, whether you know it or not, every day you play the part of audience and performer. In this installation people like to experiment and play with it, to push its boundaries and see if they can get wet." says one of the artists Hannes Koch.
This makes me want to go back to London just to experience this for myself. Found here.
Separately found YouTube video will also give an insight. See below:
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