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Overdose refers to the overdose of colour, shape and impressions provided in this series of photographs. On the basis of erotic pictures, this flood of impressions describes the excessive supply of information that is provided to us via the Internet day by day, pixel by pixel. The artist places up to 20 different pornographic photographs on a square pictorial space – which alludes to the pixel format – in a certain arrangement, one upon the other. This creates different image levels, perspectives and picture details, which convey the impression of three-dimensionality. The “overdose” of the thus resulting impressions urges the viewer to concentrate on certain details or levels. This way, new pictures can be discovered constantly within the picture. Partially, these new pictures actually exist, but often they only are a product of the viewer’s imagination. Due to the visual overdose of stimuli on the retina, the viewers will only perceive what their imagination and experience allow them to see.

The term Crossover refers to the idea of combining two different genres with each other. This series creates a dialogue between a famous historical painting and a modern erotic photograph.

However, the concept does not merely entail the combination of different genres of art. The artist takes up the painter's concept and tries to incorporate the situation displayed in the painting into a story. What results is the Crossover series.
Daniel Völker tries to grasp the painter's actual fantasy. He frees the historical painting from all taboos to reveal the actual idea the painter may have had and the thus connected sensuality. As the photograph describes the painter's dream or erotic fantasy, it is displayed blurred. Both worlds - the painter's restrained fantasy and his actual desire - melt into a new piece of art. This way, the painter's idea is transferred to modern times. In this respect, the photo does not only relate to depictions of content. The interactive character of the complete series is enhanced by common compositional features. For instance, by the physical similarities or nearly identical poses of the protagonists, who are provided in the same number as in the painting. The artist also plays with different courses of movement that reach from one work of art to another. The viewers find that their impression of the picture changes once they change their position - a characteristic feature of the series. The greater the distance to the work of art, the more the photo becomes apparent, and the painting comes to the fore the closer one stands to the piece of art. It is up to the viewers to decide in which way they want to approach the sensuality displayed.

Overdose refers to the overdose of colour, shape and impressions provided in this series of photographs. On the basis of erotic pictures, this flood of impressions describes the excessive supply of information that is provided to us via the Internet day by day, pixel by pixel. The artist places up to 20 different pornographic photographs on a square pictorial space – which alludes to the pixel format – in a certain arrangement, one upon the other. This creates different image levels, perspectives and picture details, which convey the impression of three-dimensionality. The “overdose” of the thus resulting impressions urges the viewer to concentrate on certain details or levels. This way, new pictures can be discovered constantly within the picture. Partially, these new pictures actually exist, but often they only are a product of the viewer’s imagination. Due to the visual overdose of stimuli on the retina, the viewers will only perceive what their imagination and experience allow them to see.

Overdose refers to the overdose of colour, shape and impressions provided in this series of photographs. On the basis of erotic pictures, this flood of impressions describes the excessive supply of information that is provided to us via the Internet day by day, pixel by pixel. The artist places up to 20 different pornographic photographs on a square pictorial space – which alludes to the pixel format – in a certain arrangement, one upon the other. This creates different image levels, perspectives and picture details, which convey the impression of three-dimensionality. The “overdose” of the thus resulting impressions urges the viewer to concentrate on certain details or levels. This way, new pictures can be discovered constantly within the picture. Partially, these new pictures actually exist, but often they only are a product of the viewer’s imagination. Due to the visual overdose of stimuli on the retina, the viewers will only perceive what their imagination and experience allow them to see.

Overdose refers to the overdose of colour, shape and impressions provided in this series of photographs. On the basis of erotic pictures, this flood of impressions describes the excessive supply of information that is provided to us via the Internet day by day, pixel by pixel. The artist places up to 20 different pornographic photographs on a square pictorial space – which alludes to the pixel format – in a certain arrangement, one upon the other. This creates different image levels, perspectives and picture details, which convey the impression of three-dimensionality. The “overdose” of the thus resulting impressions urges the viewer to concentrate on certain details or levels. This way, new pictures can be discovered constantly within the picture. Partially, these new pictures actually exist, but often they only are a product of the viewer’s imagination. Due to the visual overdose of stimuli on the retina, the viewers will only perceive what their imagination and experience allow them to see.