Turner Williams Jr.

Turner Williams Jr. plays the shahi baaja, an electrified chordophone from the zither family that uses typewriter keys to alter the pitches of its strings. Invented in Japan, evolved in India, and sold secondhand in Alabama, this instrument is a transcultural mutation, merging Asian, European, and American roots with modern mechanical interventions. Turner rips and tangles these roots with a raw, embodied practice that entwines the physical and narrative through improvisation. Turner's work refracts hybridity through an unhinged and intuitive practice, haptic and cybernetic as it is hectic and syncretic. www.turnerwilliamsjr.com www.mistralphone.fr