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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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
