Machine Gaze

By Katie Morris

Painting & Graphic Design

At its core, this work explores data and surveillance, but it also delves deeper into how these forces shape our identity - how we construct it, preserve it, and ultimately, how it is altered. By distorting AI images, I reflect on the ways in which our digital records are manipulated, curated, and controlled.

This particular piece explores AI’s dual role in distorting reality. The image melds a human figure with an abstract, topographical landscape, creating a surreal, dreamlike effect. In this piece, two perspectives coexist - one that reflects reality and another that distorts it.