My name is Ferghus Doyle (b.1998, Isle of Man) I am a multidisciplinary artist based between London and the Isle of Man. I graduated in 2020 with a BA in Fine Art from Central Saint Martins, London. Working across photography, painting, printmaking, video and installation, my practice explores the relationship between inner and outer landscapes: the geography of the physical world and the landscapes of human consciousness.

My work is rooted in an ongoing investigation into how we understand ourselves and our place within the world. Moving between different environments has informed an awareness of how landscapes hold traces of history, memory and human experience. Influenced by archaeology and psychogeography, my practice considers place not as a passive backdrop, but as an active participant in shaping identity, perception and our understanding of time.

Central to the work is an interest in presence and attention. In a contemporary culture shaped by screens, media and increasing distraction, my practice hopes to create moments of slowness and contemplation. Seeking to rebuild a relationship with photography, I approach it not only as a method of creating images, but as a tool for encountering the world.

My recent works explore early photographic processes, including cyanotype and silver nitrate techniques, extending these into the realms of painting and collage. Working with chemistry, natural materials and chance, I allow the work to emerge through a collaboration between artist, material and environment. Unexpected physical transformations become central to the process, revealing new possibilities and avenues for the work to follow. These spontaneous occurrences give me and the work vitality.

The use of materials such as soil, clay and photographic chemistry reflects a fascination with the relationship between human experience and the physical world, drawing parallels between geographical landscapes, bodily experience and the mind. Fragility, impermanence and decay are conditions of the work rather than problems to overcome. This awareness of the temporary nature of all things, their ability to change, disappear and transform is fundamental for me and my practice.