Summer in London has been a horribly rainy one, and winter is set to be no better. Getting caught in a downpour seems an inevitable eventuality. It's times like those where we really wish we could control the weather and stop the rain once and for all. While that might not be possible, the latest exhibition at the Barbican provides a welcome simulation of just that.

Digital-based contemporary art collective Random International (of Future Self fame) are opening their largest and most ambitious installation there, entitled Rain Room. The interactive room stages a choreographed downpour - 100 square metre field of falling water which visitors can walk through, and 'control'. On entering, participants feel the moisture in the air and hear the sound of water but motion sensors mean the rain cleverly avoids them, keeping them safe and dry, yet surrounded by a wall of water. As the artists explain, '‘The installation simulates nature in a seemingly impossible environment. You can wander freely through perpetual rainfall and remain untouched by the drops falling all around you.’'

A mesmerising experience, the show explores the role of science, technology, and human ingenuity. Running 4th October - 28th February 2013, check out more info here.