Joysticks (Katie Morris)
Video, 2023
About the artwork
“Joysticks” exhibits the transformative journey of gaming controllers over the decades. The accurate timeline morphs through the various stages of controller design, from the early rudimentary joysticks of the 1970s to the sophisticated, multi-functional gamepads of today.
Sound design by Katie Morris
Audio explanation
Listen to Katie Morris discuss this work.
Katie Morris is a Scottish artist currently based in Glasgow, UK, pursuing an honors degree in Fine Art at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, a renowned institution in the United Kingdom. Morris's practice is characterized by combining traditional techniques with contemporary technology.
She explores the human experience with a keen focus on unraveling the relationship between technology, creativity, and contemporary life through a diverse range of mediums that allow her to navigate surrealism and venture into the subconscious mind, transcending the extremities of reality.