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Take a trip back to the Vietnamese sounds and images of the 1980s and 90s with guest artist Dan Nguyen (Demonslayer) and a.Farm artist-in-residency Bert Ackley.
Dan Nguyen (Demonslayer) is a music producer, DJ and visual artist who has been unearthing obscure relics and archiving the sights and sounds of Vietnamese New Wave (Vwave), a subculture which flourished amongst the Vietnamese community of Little Saigon in Orange County, California in the 1980s-90s.
The open studio will mark the opening of the exhibition California Dreaming: the nearly forgotten subculture of Vietnamese New Wave 1980s-90s from Little Saigon, California .
Rare photos, visually stunning cassettes and treasured VHS rips are digitized and scanned; marking them safe from being lost forever to the hands of time. A mini artbook will be available at the exhibition, containing rare imagery from Dan’s personal collection of cassettes, VHS screen caps and more.
a.Farm artist-in-residency Bert Ackley will show the work in progress of his ongoing Vinatapes project , which archives Vietnamese media, focusing on home videos recorded on analog camcorders. He prepares his visual work using media and gear found at junk markets and uses CRT TVs and a 1990s video mixer to provide a base for various types of feedback effects combined with different input sources.
Wednesday, 17 January 2024 (6pm – 10pm)
Location: a.Farm Studios @ Tree House, 6/4 Nguyen Dang Giai, Thao Dien, Thu Duc, Ho Chi Minh City
California Dreaming runs until February 2, 2024