In early 2023, Forbes reported that burnout 鈥 a state of physical and emotional ex- haustion 鈥 is on the rise globally. For photographer Sarah Doyle (b. 1981), whose clients include Urban Outfitters and Sony Music, abstraction has been a release from everyday stresses. 鈥淚鈥檇 find myself visually overwhelmed by other work, and maybe by the world, too,鈥 she recounts. 鈥淭his is what I did in return.鈥 Make the World Go Away is playful and fun. Sand-covered staircases, teetering matches and stacked pink discs are positioned against bright pop and pastel backgrounds. Doyle, who is Dublin-based, uses experimentation as a way of travelling to 鈥 and inventing 鈥 new places. 鈥淚鈥檓 engaged in an exchange with the objects, they feel like characters to me. These colours, lines, light and shadow are all expressions of a place where things can be worked out and possibilities are endless. It鈥檚 about creating your own world.鈥 |
All images courtesy Sarah Doyle.
