Paul DeMarinis: RainDance

A long wooden footbridge on Julius-Mosen-Platz in Oldenburg. On it, you can see people with umbrellas protecting themselves from the spray coming from six nozzles above them. Enchanted, these visitors remain under the umbrellas. Seen from a distance, they form an absurd but poetic image. Curious, one goes closer, takes an umbrella oneself and steps with it into the rain, to stop just as fascinated.  RainDance is an interactive sound installation by American artist Paul DeMarinis. Sprays of small water droplets raining down from the six nozzles carry sound vibrations. The various melodies are inaudible until the water jet is interrupted by a large umbrella. Only then is the sound decoded and reproduced by the surface of the umbrella. The umbrella becomes a loudspeaker. A private listening room, exclusive to those who stand under it. However, the individual "rain dances" inspired by the sounds can combine to form a common choreography.

In the summer rain of RainDance, Julius-Mosen-Platz becomes a sound oasis and Oldenburg's most beautiful summer resort.