GQ and Gucci has released Act VIII of the films series, The Performers as part of their ongoing short film collaboration. The Performers is essentially a tribute to the pilgrimage of influential men to unexpected places that have shaped their spirit and vision.

This 8th instalment of the film features hand embroidery artist James T. Merry who has been based in Iceland since 2009, after developing a close relationship with Björk.

I always had this fantasy in my twenties,”  he says, “of moving out of the big city and finding a remote cabin and living this gorgeous romantic life there…There’s an automatic impulse flowing down my arm, and quite often I’m just absorbing the nature that I’m seeing around me ~ James T. Merry ~

Images and video courtesy of Gucci