There's no doubt that A Seat At The Table is all Solange, but Beyoncé did have a hand in one aspect of the album. When Beyoncé interviewed Solange for Interview magazine the two discussed the visuals for A Seat At The Table. For clips like "Cranes in the Sky" and "Don't Touch My Hair," Solange traveled cross-country from her home in New Orleans to New Mexico with a crew that was led by her husband, the director Alan Ferguson. Solange admitted that for years she'd wanted to work with Ferguson, who she married in 2014, but was afraid it would hinder their bond.
But Beyoncé disagreed. She suggested Solange take the chance because the reward would be much great than the risk. According to Solange, her older sister told her that she would "probably make the best work that you have ever made because of the way that you love and respect one another and each other's vision."
Now, Solange believes her big sister was right. The videos allowed her to explore her own creativity alongside someone who understood her better than anyone else — mainly, because he was experiencing this album with her, which Solange admits was "depleting."
It's no surprise that Beyoncé would encourage her little sister to work with her husband being that she's done it many time before herself. Jay Z has been her musical partner in crime, the Clyde to her Bonnie, since her 2003 debut solo single "Crazy In Love." The two have gone on to make five videos together and co-headline the On the Run tour, which spawned its own faux movie trailer that has the two playing criminals on the run.
Jay Z would once again help in the visuals of Beyoncé's Lemonade, appearing in the intimate clip for "Sandcastles," which focuses on moving past infidelity. His presence on this video, and the clips of their wedding video in the section "All Night Long," which focuses on moving forward towards forgiveness, show that they are a creative unit.
Following her example, Solange told Beyoncé, "it was Alan who would encourage me and help lift me back up and give me that coach speech to go back into the studio and start a new day." So, when it came time to talk about how she was going to visualize these songs, she knew only Ferguson could "help bring the vision to life."
The journey the couples embarked on though wasn't always easy, but that didn't stop the two from hitting the road. While she started with a "sizable" crew to make the videos, it soon became a two-person project: just Solange and Ferguson taking on the elements.
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