Louise Ward Morris developed Atlas and Apparitions at Collegium, an investigation into how we represent and experience the places we inhabit. The vast Castilian plain and the line of the horizon, always visible yet impossible to reach, led the artist to explore the distance between a territory and its representations. Drawing on philosopher Vilém Flusser’s ideas about maps, the project examined the possibilities and limitations of digital technologies in recording what we see and experience.

During her residency, Ward Morris explored Arévalo, documenting the relationship between her body and the landscape through video, 360° photography and 3D scanning. She also organised a collective walk with the local hiking club, during which participants shared memories and stories about the town’s boundaries. These voices opened up a new dimension to the project, bringing oral history into its digital representations of the territory.

Louise Ward Morris (London, 1988) is a British sculptor working across new media who lives and works in Barcelona. Her practice combines sculpture, electronics, science and technology to investigate how digital technologies shape the human condition. Reworking everyday technological devices, she creates works that critically engage with contemporary digital culture, often in collaboration with scientists and researchers. Her work has been supported by Spain’s Ministry of Culture, the Royal Society of Sculptors, Acción Cultural Española and Arts Council England, among others, and has been presented at institutions and festivals including Saatchi Gallery and the London Short Film Festival.