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This non-stop rain in Sharjah won't get you wet

Sharjah - Rain Room comes permanently to Sharjah

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Wish to experience non-stop rainfall without getting wet? Yes, Sharjah has made it happen.
On Sunday, His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, inaugurated the Rain Room, a site-specific installation, in Al Majarah, near Buhaira Corniche, in the presence of Sheikha Hoor bint Sultan Al Qasimi, president of Sharjah Art Foundation (SAF).
Created by Random International and designed by the SAF, the Rain Room uses 1,200 litres of self-cleaning recycled water that provides an immersive experience of continuous rainfall.
The Sharjah Ruler, accompanied by Sheikha Hoor and several dignitaries, was briefed on its working mechanism before he inaugurated the new artwork through walking in the rain.
The building is built on an area of 1,460 square metres and is simple in design.

Why you won't get wet?

When visitors enter the room, they are directed to navigate through the dark underground space in order to protect themselves from the downpour. As the visitors walk through the room, their movements trigger motion sensors that pause the rainfall when their movements are detected.
 
The Rain Room was also 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 the SAF.
The inauguration ceremony was also attended by Sheikha Nawar bint Ahmed Al Qasimi, director of development at the SAF, Abdulla Al Owais, chairman of the department of culture, Mohammed Obaid Salem Al Zaabi, director of the Sharjah department of protocol and guesthouses and a number of dignitaries.
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