STATES OF CREATION
A cinematic podcast exploring the spiritual dimensions of artistic practice
States of Creation is a cinematic podcast series exploring the spiritual dimensions of artistic practice. Through intimate conversations with contemporary artists filmed within their studios and personal spaces, the series looks at the unseen forces, memories, rituals, and beliefs that shape the act of creation. Atmospheric and deeply personal, each episode offers a contemplative entry into the inner worlds of artists and the ancestral, philosophical, and emotional landscapes that inform their work.
New episodes released monthly | An Original Series by Rooster/Lion | Art directed by Jonathan Fouabi for An Audio Visual Freestyle.
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genesis tramaine On Faith, Obedience, and Painting Saints
EPISODE 5
On this episode, Genesis Tramaine speaks about her Southern Baptist upbringing, her relationship with God, and the moment painting became a calling. Our conversation explores the studio as a place of worship, the saints and faces that emerge through her work, and the act of surrendering control by asking before each painting, “How can I be of use?” Genesis also reflects on joy and color as expressions of faith, the prayers her paintings carry, and what she hopes they continue to do once they leave her studio.
Upcoming Release October 2026
ADAMA DELPHINE FAWUNDU On Mama Adama, Kpoto Patchwok, and Listening to the Land
EPISODE 4
On this episode, Adama Delphine Fawundu speaks about the deep connection she shares with her namesake, her grandmother Mama Adama, and the ancestral knowledge she receives and carries into her work.
Through fabric, performance, and her kpoto patchwok, our conversation explores the body as a living archive and repetition as a form of ritual. Adama also reflects on community, teaching the next generation of artists, and our collective power to shape a new world. Her research moves between archival study and physical presence: listening to the land and asking permission from nature wherever she goes.
Released September 22, 2026
WATSON MERE On Art as Language, the NYC Subway, and Legacy
EPISODE 3 — Part II
In Part II, Watson Mere speaks about learning to talk at five years old and how art became his first form of communication. He also reflects on his relationship with the NYC underground through his daily subway rides to his Times Square studio, legacy and stigma, and the initial spark that created it all.
Released August 20, 2026
WATSON MERE On Fire, Vodou, and Shango
EPISODE 3 — Part I
On this episode, Watson speaks about Haitian Vodou and his deep connection to Shango—the Orisha of fire, thunder, and justice. Our conversation explores painting as a portal between the spiritual and physical worlds, and fire as a force of both destruction and renewal—from the burning sugarcane fields of Belle Glade, Florida, to his canvas.
Watson also reflects on what it means to release such deeply personal works into the world, and how he navigates conversations about them with his collectors.
Released August 14, 2026
ANNU YADAV On the Gaze, Opposition, and Feminine Power
EPISODE 2
On this episode of States of Creation, Annu Yadav speaks about the goddesses born from her own mythology — figures of strength, grief, and desire. A conversation about the gaze, and taking power back from it. About art as escape, and art as presence. About the pleasure of making, and the calm it brings. And about the contradictions of being a modern, liberated woman.
Released July 9, 2026
DINA NUR SATTI On Clay and Ancestral Knowledge
EPISODE 1
On the first episode of States of Creation, Dina Nur Satti speaks on clay, ancestral knowledge, and the more-than-human world. A meditative conversation on spirituality, memory, and what it means to create in dialogue with the unseen.
Released May 28, 2026
