Golf Courses
Created between 2014 and 2015, Golf Courses examines these places as symbols of cultural values and land use. I was interested in how these spaces reveal the human desire to reshape the natural world—not out of necessity, but for recreation. The original form of golf courses were natural: the rolling hills of Scotland. However, as the sport spread throughout the world, the golf course imposed a Northern European vision of beauty onto often-inhospitable terrain. In places like Texas, vast resources are spent to construct and maintain this artificial landscape: earth is moved, non-native grasses are planted, and immense amounts of water are used to sustain the illusion.
Photographed in black and white, these images emphasize form and topography rather than the iconic green of the fairway. The absence of color highlights the sculptural manipulation of the land and invites reflection on the cultural and environmental implications of such interventions. Golf Courses questions what our recreational landscapes reveal about our society’s values.
