Hate Plow

There's an ambiguity to the work of Zach Dougherty, aka Hate Plow, that I massively appreciate. This interview has him giving short responses to questions that many artists would gush over. His official site is just a gif emblazoned with the message "Not a real website." He isn't hiding but he isn't forthcoming either.

This leaves a lot of room for interpretation on his work - a mostly dystopian, hyper-realistic, view on the future and technology. Some of it is tongue-in-cheek mixing high art with VR, some of it is commentary on experiencing the world around us and some of it is a cheeseburger in a wind tunnel. Not to be too overly high brow about it but it manages to skirt that line between actual social commentary and a bit of a goof. It's funny but it also hits the nail on the head.

The archive goes back many years but it's worth the deep dive to discover some real gems.