Rhizome: ZZZZZZZZZ iiiiii w/ Naoco Wowsugi / Bao Nguyen / Layne Garrett
$10-$20 sliding scale
- Bao Nguyen, experimental voice
- Layne Garrett, experimental instrumentalist
- Naoco Wowsugi, experimental gong
ZZZZZZZZZ is a transcendental sound dozing experience, weaving tones including gong baths, theremins, plant synthesizers, cassette loops, poetry, ambient drones, and vinyl DJ sets. Drift into a nap, wrapped in experimental soundscapes. Bring a mat, blanket, and water as you wish.
About Bao Nguyen, experimental voice
Bao Nguyen (they/them) is an experimental vocalist and performance artist born in Vietnam and based in Baltimore. Through performance, sound, video and interactive media, Bao's practice examines oral traditions to reconsider the history of Vietnamese nation-building and devise new connections between ourselves and the landscape.
Bao completed their BFA at Maryland Institute College of Art and is pursuing their MFA at University of Maryland, Baltimore County. They have exhibited in the U.S. and abroad, including shows at Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago and Ewha Woman University, Korea. In 2022, they were awarded the Judson-Morrissey Excellence in New Media Award from the New Media Caucus. Bao recently completed their residency at Yale Norfolk Summer School of Art.
https://baonguyenstudio.com/About Layne Garrett, experimental instrumentalist
About Naoco Wowsugi, experimental gong
Naoco Wowsugi is a community-engaged artist who blurs the lines between being an artist and an engaged citizen. As a first-generation immigrant living and working in Washington, DC, Wowsugi's cross-disciplinary projects—including portrait photography, participatory performance, sound healing, and horticulture—explore the nature of belonging and inclusive community building.
https://www.wowsugi.com/