The Outsider

Western Mongolia is an exposed Mars-like wilderness for three months of the year, and an icy landscape for the other nine. Kazaks and Mongols share a way of life in harmony with, and at the whim of, nature’s every gesture. They are a community of outsiders, both physically and in a globalised context. A culture not yet irrevocably changed by modernisation. 'The Outsider' is John Feely’s photographic record of his personal journeys through Mongolia in 2014 and 2015. A need for spaciousness, providence and traditional living led him to pick out a dot on a map, with no plan thereafter. It can be a transformative experience to simply not fill up the space with what we know and want, and instead embrace what is actually around us. These photographs are simply an extension of relationships formed from this place.