Desiree D’Alessandro:
World Water Shortage vs Golf Course Consumption, 2010

The work recontextualises a wide array of appropriated audio samples from pop culture to create an environmental message regarding worldwide water shortage in the face of the rampant golf course industry (especially in CA, USA). It juxtaposes the difference in the way water is discussed in the news vs mainstream media commercials, and treats each cut as a continual conceptual stream across a variety of media dissemination platforms. The resulting critical yet humorous narrative ultimately promotes the utilization of water in a more judicious sense and stands against maneuvers to convert this critical world resource into a profitable commodity. [Artist Statement]

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