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
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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
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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
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
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.
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
