David Vail Posted on 25th May 202016th June 2022 by nr NR Vol. 11 Space & Composition · Spring Summer 2020Published · Print Page Unnumbered when I was a kid, I was being dragged around a garden-centre type shop by my mum, from what I can remember, I was doing her head in something horrible, so to distract me she told me she was going to buy me some seeds to grow my own plant when we got home the patch I chose to plant was right beside the garage at the back of the garden, perfectly viewable from the kitchen window my well renouned patience did not set me up in good stead for the coming weeks slowly but surely the seeds gave life to a sunflower, luckily it was the start of summer so – even though Ireland isn’t synonymous with beaming sunlight, I figured it would have a chance in this patch by midsummer my sunflower had become somewhat of an attraction to the neighbours in the street, as it now stood at least 6 feet high, boasted a thick, strong stalk supported by a piece of bamboo the summer inevitably came to an end, and the plant withered but the memory of this flower has lived so strongly in my subconscious, veritably popping into the forefront of my mind from time to time i often ponder why the image of the sunflower has left such a lasting memory why I have chosen to preserve this over others i have always found myself distracted by the passing world, which would get me in trouble in school for daydreaming – but I couldn’t help but wonder where my daydreams would take me, what else would I see that would have the lasting effect of the sunflower Credits Photography and words DAVID VAILInspiration and collaboration BENEDIKTE KLUVERModels ABI FOX, TONGhttp://www.davidvail.co.ukhttp://www.benediktekluver.com About Founded in London in 2016, NR is a bi-annual print publication embracing art, culture, design, fashion and music. Based in Milan since 2021, NR aims at providing in print and online, an archive of features and conversations between creatives within the arts, design, fashion and music spheres. CREATIVE DIRECTORJade Removille TYPEFACESInterHelvetica Neue PUBLISHERNR WORLD DISTRIBUTIONWhiteCirc For any distribution or advertising enquiries, please contact info@nr.world Explore InstagramSoundcloudArchiveNR 16NR 15 StoreContact Stockists Boutique MagsDashwood Books New YorkDover Street Market LondonGood News LondonVillage Books LeedsVillage Books ManchesterIMS, AntwerpIMS, HasseltPapercut StockholmAnouk ViennaOFR Paris10 Corso Como MilanMondadori Milan © NR 2022 All Rights ReservedNR is the property of NR WORLD S.r.l. Made with sustainability in mind, nr.world is cleaner than 70% of web pages testedLegal