Fergus Feehily, 'Fortune House'

Fergus Feehily’s exhibition is situated in deep winter, taking place on both sides of the solstice, continuing into brighter days. This changing context draws on ideas of illumination, making associations with places as far-reaching as the megalithic site of Newgrange and the neon streets of Shinjuku, Tokyo. These locations have personal significance to the artist, bridging time and memory through the exhibition. The title, Fortune House, conjures a vision of a site where luck, prosperity, or a glimpse into the future might be found. Feehily states an increasing reticence to explain his work, allowing ideas around the art-making process to be puzzled out and questioned. He seeks an experience of looking without the need to pin down or impose a fixed meaning.

Fergus Feehily's exhibition Fortune House takes place at Temple Bar Gallery + Studios 12 December 2024–23 February 2025.