International artists set for tour of Vieät Nam
HAØ NOÄI A concert tour by international artists working in contemporary sound art and performance will kick off on Friday in Löông Sôn District in the northern province of Hoøa Bình.
Entitled Vietnam Harsh Macro Tour 2018, the tour is a part of an art project by veteran contemporary performance artist Ñaøo Anh Khaùnh. The overall project, called Gaàm Trôøi Valley, will be inaugurated next year.
Khaùnh from Haø Noäi and Nikola H. Mounoud from Montreux, Switzerland will coperform. Mounoud will use a computer and an analog mixer to shape and transform feedback such as electric oscillation in real time in order to create unique, highly dynamic and rich music that incorporates aspects from contemporary, noise, jazz, classic and techno music.
Khaùnh will improvise a unique dance performance to the music by Mounoud.
I was invited to Vieät Nam by painter, choreographer and performer Khaùnh to build a permanent sound installation in his Gaàm Trôøi Valley, which is located in Hoøa Binh Province, 50km west of Haø Noäi City, said artist Mounoud. We will perform at Gaàm Trôøi Valley as a rehearsal, as the valley is still in the building process.
Mounoud is a sound artist, musician, noisician, performer, composer and improviser. His first permanent sound installation based on the final gesture from live performances took place at Ñaøo Anh Khaùnhs Studio in Haø Noäi in July 2016.
Since 2006 he has toured and performed live music as much as possible around the world.
With very physical and strong performances, Shayne Bowden from Australia uses both electronics effects and voice amplifiers to create powerful, harsh noise live sets.
Kazehito Seki from Tokyo is an artist using voice amplificationhe uses only microphones to amplify his voice, no other effects. Seki has built a reputation since 2006, with projects and performances in Oslo, New York, Fukushima and around Europe.
Two other Swiss artists, FU and Clemydia & Generateurs, will also perform. They all use electronic effects and synthesisers to craft their music.
Khaùnh is well-known as one of the leading performance artists in Vieät Nam. He has held exhibitions in some 15 countries throughout the world, including the US, the UK, France, Switzerland, Spain and China.
His artworks have been featured on international television networks and magazines, such as The BBC, Discovery Channel, NHK and The New York Times . He was also promoted by Asia Art
magazine as the most active artist, while The World Magazine
voted him Man of the Year in 2010, as part of the 1000th anniversary of Haø Noäi as a capital city.
His annual art show, Ñaùo Xuaân
(Spring Arrival), which has been held following the Lunar New Year since 2003, has become one of the most anticipated art events for both his colleagues and art lovers.
He introduced the public to his Gaàm Trôøi Valley project in the northern province of Hoøa Bình in 2013, which will be the largest of his career. The project will feature large-scale sculptures and installations gathering international artists.
Vietnam Harsh Macro Tour 2018 will continue at DeN Bar, No 49 Yeân Phuï Village on July 14; and at Hanoi Goethe Institute, 5658 Nguyeãn Thaùi Hoïc Street on July 15.
The tour will also be held without artists Khaùnh and Bowden at Then Cafe in the central province of Hueá on July 19 and Seoul Art Pub in HCM City on July 21. VNS