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NOW:HERE, Garrett
Phelan, 14 May - 10 July 2003.
NOW:HERE, Garrett Phelan,
14 May - 10 July 2003.
Pallas Heights, Number 29 Sean Tracey House, Buckingham Street, D1.
'NOW:HERE' is the first in a series of new
projects by Phelan focusing on Collective
Belief Systems. What are Collective Belief Systems? These Systems are the
laws,
morals, ideas and beliefs within society that its citizens subscribe to, such
as
politics, law, religion, science and culture. Set within a disused council
flat in
the heart of Dublin city, Phelan provides us with a gateway to an ambitious
project
concerning Collective Belief Systems. By scattering a random sequence of fast
drawings
directly onto the surface of the walls, mainly with permanent marker pens,
Phelan
has created an open-ended narrative depicting a disparate collection of inconclusive
thoughts/ideas and facts. The experience of 'NOW:HERE' is a bombardment of
information
but, removed from the normal structures containing and defining our belief
systems,
the information is intentionally confusing rather than informative, bringing
the
viewer into an uncomfortable state in time…Now.
Pallas Heights is pleased to announce, 'NOW:HERE',
a major new solo project by Garrett
Phelan. Born in Dublin in 1965, Phelan has exhibited widely in Ireland and
internationally.
Through his practice as both an artist and curator he has made an important
contribution
to contemporary Irish art.Previous important work by Phelan includes exhibits
as part of;
From Beyond the Pale - (AART-RADIO/curatorial project) at the Irish Museum
of Modern Art,
(Dublin, 1994), Glen Dimplex Artists Award Exhibition at Irish Museum of Modern
Art (Dublin,
1997), Outside at the Douglas Hyde Gallery (Dublin 1997), Commissions for
Garter Lane Arts
Center - (curatorial project) (Waterford 1996 - 1999), How Things Turn Out
at the Irish
Museum of Modern Art, (Dublin, 2002). For further information on the artist
go to
www.garrettphelan.com