Mark Maziarz

High-resolution photography allows us to explore detail in the objects around us, asking us to engage with their stories in deeper ways.  With “Tee Time”, I push the boundaries of megapixels to search for intricacies in antique golf equipment. The golf balls I photograph are antiques, dating back to the 1920's and 30's.  When well-worn golf gear is depicted in great detail, it makes me slow down and wonder how each scratch and marking got on it – and who else’s experiences were a part of its journey to the present.  Who carried this equipment up a hill?  Did this ball ever make a hole-in-one? What’s the longest putt this club made? Why did the owner of this golf ball print this message on it 90 years ago? 

Spring 2019, Springville Museum of Art, Spring Salon

Winter 2018-19, Kimball Art Center, “Dreamscapes”, group show

Fall 2013 – Summer 2015, University of Utah Hospital Foundation

Spring 2013, Springville Museum of Art, Spring Salon

Winter 2013, Kimball Art Center, solo show

Fall 2012, Kimball Art Center, group show