Recently completed PhD at Birkbeck University, London, UK. My work explores postdigital contexts of working-class culture as part of an intersectional enquiry. Co-founded the arts collective Furtherfield as a collaborative platform online in 1996 with artist Ruth Catlow. It has two physical venues, a gallery and a Commons lab, both situated in the park in Finsbury Park, London. Garrett has curated over 60 contemporary Media Arts exhibitions and projects nationally and internationally.

He has written many critical and cultural essays, articles, interviews, and books about art, technology and social change. He has recently published Frankenstein Reanimated: Creation & Technology in the 21st Century, 2022, Torque. Currently editing the book Furtherfield: 25 years of Art, Technology and Social Change for 2022, published by Torque.