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James Merry, an artist who specialises in embroidery, has often collaborated with singer Björk since 2009 on her intricate and otherworldly headpieces, deeply inspired by nature, sci-fi and technology. 

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Merry's embroidery focuses on preserving the perishable and ephemeral, namely flowers, caught in the moment of metamorphosis, with the embroidery of botany enduring longer than its physical and natural form.

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The idea of something undergoing a physical transformation is evident in his work, whose embroidery embraces the collision of man and nature; the fusion of the two to futuristic effect.

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Another thread explored through the themes of man and nature showcases itself through his embroidery of flora onto vintage sportswear; each detail undertaken with immense precision and painstaking detail. The labour of time embroidering each piece is emblematic of the time nature moves to reclaim old buildings and surfaces; a thriving resistance of nature against the sprawl of cities and human chaos.

 

It echoes in his decision to depart England to reside and work in a remote town near Reykjavik, where the natural flora and fauna interweave and manifest into his creations.