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Robert Overweg is a photographer in the virtual world, he sees the worlds of (first and third person shooter) games as the new public spaces of contemporary society and as a direct extension of the physical world.
Overweg dwells by foot or by air through the outskirts of the virtual world which he dissects through his photography. He documents the similarities and the differences between the virtual and the physical world while making use of the new possibilities the virtual world give him as a photographer.
By looking into how games work and the aesthetics of the virtual world he asks questions about how the system works and the people behind them.
On this site you can view his work and stay updated on new developments and expositions.
I recently finished an artist in residence
@ TAG in The Hague
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upcoming exhibition in germany koln
Platine is a festival about the tension between electronic art and alternative forms of play. The festival will have its premiere in august 2010.
I will be exhibiting the series The end of the virtual world and the glitches serie.
Art Festival PLATINE
16. – 19. August in Koln
Platine (DE) Platine (EN)
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documentation of amsterdam exhibition
Robert Overweg: photographer in the virtual world
Duration: 18-06-2010 / 30-07-2010, Amsterdam Spuistraat 250, Concrete image gallery
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Photography by Eelco Borremans, for more images of the exhibition please click
a little note
Hi,
You might have read or heard about me and my work on Kotaku, Gizmodo, BBC-radio or BBC-website
I am a photographer in the virtual world, started in 2007. Back then I made photographs in which I wanted to show the fading border between the virtual and physical world. I was photographing in the virtual world in [...]
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exhibition at Breda Photo international photo festival and in L.A. at LACDA