Nashville Arts Magazine

January 2016

Luke Levenson

With a flick of her finger, guitarist/composer Kaki King summons a radiant 15-foot orange spiral out of the projector across from her. It beams the moving image out onto a large blank wall, landing also on King’s guitar and making it shimmer and dance with the same motions. It’s a confusing perception to follow, especially because it’s constantly changing and there isn’t any narration other than light and music, but by the end of King’s performance of The Neck Is a Bridge to the Body, the audience will have a different understanding of the guitar and of her as an artist.

On Jan. 22 and 23 at 8 p.m., King will present this multimedia show at OZ Arts. The performance features a seated, white-garbed King wearing sunglasses playing a stationary guitar on which abstract images are projected as accompaniment to the music. It’s meant to be an expression of the power of the instrument.

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