Sharjah – The massively-popular Rain Room installation opened its doors in the emirate of Sharjah.
UAE Supreme Council member and Sharjah Ruler Dr. Shaikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al-Qasimi inaugurated the immersive light and sound installation.
Designed by Sharjah Art Foundation as the Middle East debut, the Rain Room building, permanently located in Al Majarah – near Buhaira Corniche in Sharjah, is a site-specific installation created by Random International that provides an immersive experience of continuous rainfall.
When visitors enter the room, they are directed to navigate intuitively and carefully through the dark underground space in order to protect themselves from the downpour.
As the visitors walk through the room, which uses 1,200 litres of self-cleaning, recycled water, their movements trigger motion sensors that pause the rainfall when their movements are detected.
The building is built on an area of 1460 square meters and is simple in design. The Rain Room was launched at The Curve, Barbican, London (2012) and then presented at the Museum of Modern Art, New York (2013), Yuz Museum, Shanghai (2015) and Los Angeles County Museum of Art (2015–2017).
The Rain Room is now permanently and exclusively housed in the Middle East through the efforts of Sharjah Art Foundation.
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