Patti Smith and David Lynch in Conversation at Fondation Cartier

A relaxed and informal conversation between Patti Smith and David Lynch, recorded by the BBC in 2015 at the Fondation Cartier in Paris for the series Encounters, covers numerous topics including the origin of artistic ideas, the relationship between ugly and beautiful, the continuous search for unanswered questions, and commentary on the Pussy Riot incidents, with whom the American singer-songwriter has been in contact. The first topic is explored through two concrete examples: Smith recounts a song that came to her in a flash from another dimension, practically whole, sent by the late Jerry Garcia, while Lynch describes his creative process as trying to piece together a puzzle whose pieces he holds without access to the complete image.