Keiji Haino & Masayoshi Fujita

Sunday, March 15, 2026 | 6 PM
Binario 3 and Duomo | OGR Torino

An event co-produced and co-curated by OGR Torino and MAO Museo d’Arte Orientale in Turin, part of Evolving Soundscapes, the public program of Chiharu Shiota’s exhibition The Soul Trembles, curated by Chiara Lee and freddie Murphy

Admission to the performances is reserved for visitors holding a valid exhibition ticket for the day of the event

On Sunday, March 15, 2026, OGR Torino hosts a special event featuring two major figures of Japan’s experimental music scene, Keiji Haino and Masayoshi Fujita. Two distinct yet complementary sound worlds meet in an evening that traverses noise, improvisation, and ambient, exploring the most radical possibilities of contemporary listening.

KEIJI HAINO
An icon of Japanese musical counterculture, Keiji Haino is among the most fascinating and influential artists in contemporary experimental music. A mysterious and magnetic figure at the center of Japan’s psychedelic and noise rock scene, he made his debut in 1970 with the group Lost Aaraff and gained recognition with his trio Fushitsusha.

His solo album Watashi Dake/Only Me (1981) marked a turning point, unveiling emotionally charged improvisations for voice and guitar. Over nearly five decades, Haino has expanded his sonic vocabulary to include guitar, voice, drums, electronics, percussion, synthesizers, hurdy-gurdy, and traditional instruments — blending noise, blues, and free jazz into an inimitable language.

He has collaborated with Tatsuya Yoshida/Ruins, Masami Akita/Merzbow, Tony Conrad, John Zorn, Thurston Moore, Peter Brötzmann, Fred Frith, Bill Laswell, Faust, Jim O’Rourke, and Oren Ambarchi, as well as visual artists Christian Marclay and Cameron Jamie.

In this special performance in Turin, Haino will play the polygonola, a flat polygonal metal instrument based on Naoki Skura’s theory of two-dimensional vibration.

MASAYOSHI FUJITA
Japanese vibraphonist Masayoshi Fujita is known for his refined approach to ambient sound construction, merging acoustic resonance with electronic sensitivity. Originally a drummer, Fujita turned to the vibraphone, developing a personal language that blends improvisation, minimalism, and timbral exploration.

By preparing his instrument with metal pieces, aluminum strips, and other objects, he expands its sonic range without altering its intrinsic character. Fujita has released five LPs with London’s cult label Erased Tapes — Stories (2013), Apologues (2015), Book of Life (2018), Bird Ambience (2021), and Migratory (2024) — and has collaborated with electronic producers Jan Jelinek and Guy Andrews.