Open Studio “Saigon Dreaming”
07:30 pm — 09 pm, Wed 25 June 2025
A. Farm Studio
6/4 Nguyễn Đăng Giai, Thảo Điền, HCMC
From the organizer:
Join us on Wednesday night, June 25, for an audiovisual & baritone saxophone electronic performance with artist Ania Reynolds, marking the conclusion of her residency with us at A. Farm.
In her latest project, Ania develops an ongoing series of works that explore the sonic identity of places — now Ho Chi Minh City during monsoon season. Starting with an audio-visual experimental performance “Saigon Dreaming”, the artist invites people to drift into an uncanny realm crafted from the urban soundscape. Ania layers distorted sound and negative visual footage of field recordings with self-composed piano melodies, juxtaposing overwhelming streams and absence of human presence to shed light on the non-humans. “Saigon Dreaming” listens to sonic fragments, such as raindrops, sutra chants, honks, and street vendors’ calls, as ripples of daily life patterns that have become a performance of urbanization.
Following an ethereal experience in “Saigon Dreaming” is a playful combination of Ania’s rich baritone saxophone electronic mixtape with new stimulating visual streams. Ending the night with an interactive jamming session with special local musicians, the stage is open to everyone. All instruments welcome – traditional, contemporary, acoustic, electronic, or spoons, buckets, anything can create a sound!
About artist
Ania is a multi award-winning artist, composer and multi-instrumentalist who works and collaborates across a range of disciplines and has presented her original music and work across five continents. She is passionate about creating live music performances that are accessible to everyone and performed in unconventional and unexpected public locations. Her audio-visual practice explores and celebrates the intrigue and delight that can be found in the seemingly unremarkable.
Ania has been a resident artist at Despina, Rio de Janeiro (2019, 2021); CCR d’Ambronay, France (2020-21); Hôtel Ste-Valière France (2023-25); Hangar Lisbon (2023) and A3331 Tokyo (2025). She recently made her first solo tour of Japan, performing at the 2025 Tokyo International Baritone Saxophone Festival and collaboration with leading experimental musicians. She has released four original albums: two as a solo pianist, and two as electronic artist and baritone saxophonist Synthotronica.
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