June 25, 2013

RAIN ROOM AT MOMA BY RANDOM INTERNATIONAL


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RANDOM INTERNATIONAL AT MOMA
Rain Room
May 12, 2013 – July 28, 2013
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RANDOM INTERNATIONAL AT MOMA
Rain Room
May 12, 2013 – July 28, 2013

Random International’s immersive environment Rain Room (2012), a major component of the MoMA PS1 exhibition EXPO 1: New York, is presented in the lot directly adjacent to The Museum of Modern Art. A field of falling water that pauses wherever a human body is detected, Rain Room offers visitors the experience of controlling the rain. Known for their distinctive approach to contemporary digital practice, Random International’s experimental projects come alive through audience interaction—and Rain Room is their largest and most ambitious to date. The work invites visitors to explore the roles that science, technology, and human ingenuity can play in stabilizing our environment. Using digital technology, Rain Room creates a carefully choreographed downpour, simultaneously encouraging people to become performers on an unexpected stage and creating an intimate atmosphere of contemplation.

http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/exhibitions/1380










MUSEUM OF MODERN ART NEW YORK




MUSEUM OF MODERN ART NEW YORK
Founded in 1929 as an educational institution, The Museum of Modern Art is dedicated to being the foremost museum of modern art in the world.
Through the leadership of its Trustees and staff, The Museum of Modern Art manifests this commitment by establishing, preserving, and documenting a collection of the highest order that reflects the vitality, complexity and unfolding patterns of modern and contemporary art; by presenting exhibitions and educational programs of unparalleled significance; by sustaining a library, archives, and conservation laboratory that are recognized as international centers of research; and by supporting scholarship and publications of preeminent intellectual merit.
Central to The Museum of Modern Art’s mission is the encouragement of an ever-deeper understanding and enjoyment of modern and contemporary art by the diverse local, national, and international audiences that it serves. You may read more about MoMA’s entire information to click below link.
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GLENN D. LOWRY
DIRECTOR OF MUSEUM OF MODERN ART








GLENN D. LOWRY
DIRECTOR OF MUSEUM OF MODERN ART




MUSEUM OF MODERN ART NEW YORK




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RANDOM INTERNATIONAL

Random create artworks and installations that explore behaviour and interaction, often using light and movement. Founded in 2005 by Stuart Wood, Florian Ortkrass and Hannes Koch, the studio utilises raw fragments of artificial intelligence to encourage relationships between the converging worlds of animate and inanimate. The studio is based in a converted warehouse in Chelsea, London and today includes a growing team of  diverse talent.
AWARDS
Designer Of The Future 2010 – Design Miami / Basel (June 2010)
Prix Ars Electronica – Honourable Mention in Interactive Art category
Observer Future – 500 List Top Ten Creative Talent in the UK
Wallpaper* – Design Award
iF Design Award – Concepts category (Germany)
CR – Creative Futures Award, Interaction Design category

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STUART WOOD
Stuart Wood directs the artistic implementation of technology into rAndom’s work, collaborating with fellow founders Florian Ortkrass and Hannes Koch on the studio’s creative direction. His background in electronics, software and engineering is fused with an ongoing interest in people -their actions and reactions- in the creation of rAndom’s work.
Founder / Director
Born 1980
From UK
Bsc Brunel University, MA RCA
Lives in London
Previously worked at BBC, Ross Lovegrove




FLORIAN ORTKRASS
Florian Ortkrass’ practice revolves around the creative conception of rAndom’s work –led together with Stuart Wood and Hannes Koch— as well as its physical and functional implementation. His sustained interest in applied science and human cognitive development fuel the evolution of new works and studio culture.
Founder / Director
Born 1975
From Germany
Bsc Brunel University, MA RCA
Lives in London
Previously worked at Audi, Philips, Pearson LloydA
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HANNES KOCH
Sharing rAndom’s artistic direction with Stuart & Flo, Hannes’s focus is often on the formal aspects of projects and their surrounding context, as well as maintaining the studio’s creative autonomy. Consequentially, he works on the communication of their practice and the development of new pieces. His personal interest currently lies in the underlying principles of cognition and human behaviour, exploring their relation to the studio’s offerings.
Founder / Director
Born 1975
From Germany
Bsc Brunel University, MA RCA
Lives in Berlin
Previously worked at Studio von Klier, MetaDesign