The Bahamian National Anthem sings: "Lift up your head, to the rising Sun.." To the Rising Sun (2023) speaks on multiple levels of his feelings as a metaphoric and physical disability. Meris was born in Ayiti and grew up in the Bahamas. In To the Rising Sun (2023), Meris addresses the idea of utopian societies, ideals, and architectures while confronting the struggles of living in an immunocompromised body.
To the Rising Sun, 2023, stainless steel, underarm crutches, zip-ties, 144 " * 144" * 144