Garry is a lens based artist whose work is research-driven, incorporating photography, writing and archival material. His interests lie in the use of power and the control of narratives and territories by those with such power. He is driven by unearthing micro-histories and the discovery of elements that can link series’ of events that might initially seem isolated.

Working primarily with photography allows Garry to employ the language of documentary to challenge the perceived authority of the indexical image and its role in the distribution of history. Using original photographs alongside archival elements engenders a visually fragmentary approach reflecting the complex and often emotionally complicated narratives that he wishes to convey. 

Garry holds a MA in Documentary Photography from University of South Wales. His work has been exhibited in a number of exhibitions throughout Ireland, Europe and the UK. Recent exhibitions include Person, Presence, Perception (2023) Casino Marino, Dublin, Images Are All We Have (2022) Dublin Castle, Printworks, Dublin, A Failed Attempt to Assemble a Mountain (2020) as part of The Centre of Gravity, at The Soap Works, Bristol. This was a collaborative site specific work with Alejandro Acin.

Garry exhibited The Clearing House in Test Space at Spike Island, Bristol (2019). This work was also presented as a performance lecture as part of Bus Project’s online program, Bus TV (2020). He was one of the photographers selected as Irish FUTURES Talents 2020. He is also the author of two self-published monographs, Between Spaces (2014) and A farewell to Arms (2016).