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- Rain Interactive by Luzinterruptus<a href="http://www.luzinterruptus.com/" target="_blank">Luzinterruptus</a> is making it rain, with light, that is. Our favorite <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/luzinterruptus/" target="_blank">anonymous art collective</a> displayed its latest installation, Rain Interactive, at London's <a href="http://totallythames.org/" target="_blank">Totally Thames Festival</a>. Celebrating the festival's theme of water, the art group filled 3,000 large condoms with blue water to highlight the vital need for water and the "abhorrent" practice of privatizing and trading it for profit.1
- Rain Interactive by LuzinterruptusCelebrating the festival's theme of water, the art group used large condoms filled with blue water to highlight the vital need for water and the "abhorrent" practice of privatizing and trading it for profit.2
- Rain Interactive by LuzinterruptusOver 3,000 large and extra strength condoms were filled with blue water to turn them into large raindrops of all sizes and floppiness.3
- Rain Interactive by LuzinterruptusThe group says that the condoms were an apt medium for this water and light installation as condoms are designed to preserve the true source of life.4
- Rain Interactive by LuzinterruptusAs the group was invited to the festival by the Waterman Arts Centre, Rain Interactive was installed in front of center's main entrance.5
- Rain Interactive by LuzinterruptusThe cubic space was filled with the condom rain drops and framed by lighted, hanging drops so that people could caress them while listening to the gentle sounds of water being squeezed and sloshed.6
- Rain Interactive by LuzinterruptusThe groups often uses unique art mediums to make statements on society's ills.7
- Rain Interactive by LuzinterruptusThe blue raindròps were different sizes and shapes.8
- Rain Interactive by LuzinterruptusAccording to the group, the raindrops were similar in texture and size as silicone implants.9
- Rain Interactive by LuzinterruptusAccording to the Luzinterruptus, as with many of their public space art exhibitions, as they were installing the drops and structure in front of the entrance, employees and visitors offered to help, making the process a laborious group effort.10