Robert Overweg, photographer in the virtual world
Robert Overweg is a photographer of virtual world environments. These environments most often appear in first and third person shooter games but Overweg sees them operating as a direct extension of his physical world, revealing the new public space of contemporary society.
Overweg proceeds to the outskirts of the virtual world which he dissects through his photography. In doing so, he draws our attention to environments that are often overlooked and yet ironically appear eerily familiar.
The images not only document the limitations of these virtual worlds, they are often capable of triggering memories and associations from real world life experience. We are consequently transported via the virtual back to the real where a visual semiotic interplay allows us to abandon the context of the game almost entirely.
He exhibits throughout the world ranging from Amsterdam, Cologne and L.A. The press gave his work a fair share of attention from the dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad, BBC to Gizmodo and Kotaku.
http://www.robertoverweg.com
http://www.shotbyrobert.com
Pricing
All photographs are available in 72 x 41 cm; some in a larger size of 144 x 82 cm.
Each of the photographs is printed in a limited edition of 5. The work comes with a certificate of authenticity.
Satin photo print 72 x 41 cm (shipped in cardboard container): € 249
Ex VAT, including shipment
Photo on dibond with plexiglass in front of photo 72 x 41: € 780
Photo on dibond, no glass, satin print 72 x 41: € 550
Ex VAT, excluding shipment.
(To give you an idea: shipping a 72 x 41 sized photo to France, Paris costs approximately € 120; to California € 140)
Satin print on dibond 144 x 82: € 1200
Ex VAT, excluding shipment.
(To give you an idea: shipping a 144 x 82 sized photo to France, Paris costs approximately € 190; to California € 280)
All works are insured on shipment.
The End of the Virtual World
Glitches
Flying and floating
