Suspension of Disbelief

Oliver Mayhew (b. 1990) combines his formal training in traditional printmaking mediums with his self-taught knowledge of new media mediums. He has completed his major in BA (Fine Arts) at the University of Pretoria with a focus on philosophy and linocuts.  Mayhew explores the junctures between current technologies and traditional forms of expression as a way of encouraging a dialogue between these two mediums. His interest lies in mitigating machine imaginations achieved through Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) to augmented reality as "invisible" models that deliver commentary in a socio-political context.