Just one of the many designs of INSIDE OUT. A new photography exhibit creates an artificial thunderstorm. (via INSIDE OUT and the creators project)
There are various websites and albums full of rain sounds and are used as relaxation methods, but one designer has found a way to recreate the mood and sounds of a thunderstorm artificially and you won't need headphones. Leigh Sachwitz's INSIDE OUT, her latest 360-degree interactive installation for the Triennale Der Photographie exhibition in Hamburg, is a transparent house lit with LED lights that recreate the sound and look of extreme weather. One minute you're hearing the drips of rain drops, the next comes the wooshing of torrential downpours. Which, in my opinion, turns into a nightmare of sound. Not as relaxing as the rain... more like living in a sci-fi disaster.
The exhibit uses several projectors – four on the inside and two on the outside, which come to life when the hanging bulb is turned off. The screens then display several different designs, such as spinning circles, falling vertical lines, creeping patterns that look like storm clouds, and diagonal light acting as heavier rainfall. The accompanying sounds were composed by producer Andi Toma, who is also a founding member of Mouse on Mars. So far, the display has had 6,000 viewers in its first week.
Later this summer, INSIDE OUT will travel to Munich, Vienna, and Amsterdam. With stunning visuals and theatrical sounds, Sacwitz's display does a phenomenal job of recreating thunderstorms without the threat of getting wet.
Triennale Der Photographie is a photography festival held in Hamburg, Germany created by photographer F.C. Gundlach in 1999. The festival holds various events including lectures, conferences, and portfolio reviews.
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