UPDATE: MARCH 29, 2020 — The Rain Room exhibition has been suspended indefinitely. You can find out more here.

Actual rain might be a bit of a drag, but this new immersive rainfall-inspired installation is anything but. Random International's famed captivating artwork Rain Room is heading Down Under for the first time ever, hitting St Kilda this August. And it's a downright impressive piece of interactive art.

Imagine the magical feeling of walking through a 100-square-metre field of continuous rainfall, without getting the slightest bit wet. Rain Room's water droplets are guided by responsive technology, ceasing to fall wherever they sense movement. It's a physical, multi-sensory experience that sets out to explore ways in which technology transforms relationships between humans and nature.

Off the back of recent stints at Shanghai's YUZ Foundation, the LACMA in Los Angeles and at the Sharjah Art Foundation, Rain Room makes its Aussie debut as a permanent part of the Jackalope Art Collection, presented in collaboration with the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI).

The internationally acclaimed work will make its home in the Jackalope Pavilion, a pop-up purpose-built space on Acland Street designed by March Studio. A ticket will allow you to spend 20 minutes in the Rain Room. It will be open Sunday–Wednesday 10am–6pm and Thursday–Saturday 10am–9pm until the end of summer 2020. We recommend booking in advance.

First three images: Sharyn Cairns. 

Updated March 6, 2020