Shamar Watt is an interdisciplinary artist born in Kingston, Jamaica, and lives between Miami and New York City. His work merges sound, movement, and materials into immersive, multi-sensory experiences. He describes his work as “spiritual entertainment,” a liberatory practice
centered on transformation and collective memory; he interrogates the fluidity of the Black body and their shadows. Watt’s work engages the complexities and contradictions of the Caribbean condition, aiming to provoke alternative imaginaries and social relations. Watt invites witnesses to feel and inhabit sonic worlds beyond conventional limits, engaging presence together as pathways to liberation.
Elsa’s prayer Inna Ring
Film Direction and Editing by Mariana Mendoza
Original 8mm & Mini DV Footage by Mariana Mendoza
Creative Direction by Shamar Watt
Poetry Text by Shamar Watt
Archival Footage: Zulu Zion by BBC / Time-Life /
Ambrose Video Audio by Shamar Watt, featuring Elsa
“Zema” Mulder on vocals
Featuring Ethiopian artist Elsa Zema Mulder on vocals, Elsa’s prayer Inna Ring is a meditation on the powerful feminine force that surges through the earth.
