About
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
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 the same way as I was doing in the real world. I graduated in 2008 from the art academy in Arnhem (as a designer) did an internship in London and worked in Amsterdam. My work was shown in several exhibitions in Breda, The Hague, Zutphen and I had a debate about the possibility to create anything in the virtual world.
I decided to look for ways to further develop my work and vision. I met Hicham from TAG who offered me an artist in residence, I worked at TAG and Todays Art office where I reflected on my own work, I made a lot of new work and experimented with ways of presentation. The results of this period have been exhibited in Amsterdam and Cologne this was supported by Fonds BKVB.
I make my photographs out of curiosity, because I feel some sort of necessity and not for commercial gain.
On my site you can find my very first photograph to my latest projects, The End of the virtual world, Glitches, and more.
Thanks for the interest in my work, and the interesting online discussions. I hope to see you soon in the virtual world
Kind regards,
Robert Overweg