Garrett Phelan (b. 1965)

Irish artist Garrett Phelan’s practice directly engages the audience with immersive site-specific drawing projects, FM radio broadcasts, sculptural installations, photography and animation. He has exhibited widely, including the 11th Lyon Biennial, France; 4th Auckland Triennial, New Zealand; ICA, London; The Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh and a solo exhibition at IMMA in 2012.

In 2007 artist Garrett Phelan was selected by Fingal County Council, Dublin, Ireland to imagine and conceive a public art project as part of the Council's Public Art Programme funded through the Irish State's Per Cent for Art Scheme. THE HIDE PROJECT is an artwork inspired by the artist's own personal history with the coastal area of Fingal, in particular, the magnificent ecology of the Rogerstown Estuary, an area renowned for its bird life. THE HIDE PROJECT consists of four components: THE HIDE SCULPTURE, THE HIDE SUITE, www.thehideproject.com, and HIDE FM.