Agency
iii has functioned as an artist-run agency since 2013, promoting cutting edge work in Art, Science & Technology internationally and facilitating the circulation of artists.
The research conducted within iii finds output in the form of performances, exhibitions, workshops and artist talks in the context of cultural festivals, music and theatre venues, museums, art galleries, academic conferences and research centers.
iii caters to audiences which are curious and eager for new experiences. iii offers experiences that are situated in the real world, that use a combination of unprecedented yet accessible technologies to harness physical and perceptual phenomena in ways that press at the boundaries of ordinary human experience.
The agency offers both individual works and fully curated shows. Shows curated by iii can present a selection of existing works as well as a program of completely new commissions developed for a specific space and occasion.
In 2024 the circulation program of iii reached 89 presentations for a total reach of 86,150 direct audience engagements, within festivals and programs reaching a combined audience of 1,605,454. Of this total, 38 presentations were in The Netherlands, for a direct engagement with 30,752 visitors in programs reaching 44,746 visitors, and 34 presentations were abroad, for a direct engagement with 53,260 visitors within programs reaching 1,558,570 visitors.
What we offer
Distinctive portfolio of artists focused on Art, Science & Technology
Connection to new talent (talent scouting)
Talent exchange through residency programs
Curatorial expertise (co-curation and program consulting)
Co-production (co-funding for presentation opportunities, production expertise)
Knowledge exchange
Access to network in The Netherlands
Who we are looking for
Presentation partners searching for adventurous new content for their program
Museums and Institutions capable of offering audience reach and revenue to our artist pool
Peer organisations interested in program exchanges
Organisations outside of the arts who would like access to our knowledge and community
Meet the agency team
Marije Baalman
Elena Apostolovski
Specialty: interactive sound and light art performances and installations, symposia
Languages: Dutch, English, German
Curatorial projects: The Craft of Experience Design (2017)
Specialty: relational aesthetics, new media, interaction
Languages: Croatian, English
Marije Baalman is an artist and researcher/developer working in the field of interactive sound and light art, based in Amsterdam. She has organized a variety of events in the past including the symposium The Craft of Experience Design (2017), which focuses on creating participatory art experiences, and the Linux Audio Conference in Berlin (2007). She also served as the co-chair for installations for the international New Instruments for Musical Expression conference in 2020.
Elena Apostolovski is a curator, writer and educator. She seeks to question the relationship between social reality, artwork and the audience while affirming experiencing art as the physical experience of the body in space shared with other people. Her practice is focused on the exploration of interpersonal relationships in physical and digital reality shaped by dominant ideologies, aiming to find strategies that contribute to strengthening the connection within the community and disrupting conventions.
Matteo Marangoni
Yolanda Uriz
Specialty: Sound Art, Art & Technology, Experimental Interdisciplinary Performance
Languages: English, Italian
Specialty: multi-sensory experiences, proximity senses (smell, taste, touch)
Languages: Spanish, English, Dutch
Curatorial projects: Wonderwerp (2009-2014)
Matteo Marangoni is an experienced curator in the field of Sound Art and Experimental Interdisciplinary Performance. His curatorial approach is based on connecting the unique visions of artists with the audience of the presentation venue, mediating between artists, the presentation venue and the audience with attention to detail for all aspects ranging from artist selection, PR, finance and production, in order to offer unique experiences that allow space for the unexpected.
Yolanda Uriz is an artist focused on creating experiences that include smell, sound and technology. As an iii agent, she is looking to promote multi-sensory experiences that highlight the proximity senses (smell, taste and touch) embodied within the new virtual reality paradigm where humans are hybridizing with digital technology.
Leon Lapa Pereira
Yun Lee
Specialty: coaching, curation
Languages: German, English, Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch
Specialty: interdisciplinary performances, media archeology, workshops, early career artist exchanges
Languages: English, Dutch, Mandarin (conversational)
Leon Lapa Pereira is an artist, educator, and curator whose work bridges embodied performance, ecological engagement, and socially driven research. With a background in both Energy and Process Engineering (TU Berlin, Yildiz Technical University) and ArtScience (KABK & KonCon), Leon brings a transdisciplinary approach to education and mentorship. His coaching practice is grounded in somatic awareness, performative exploration, and collaborative methodologies.
Yun Ingrid Lee is an all round cultural worker; performing, organizing, and curating. They are always on the lookout for works that engage with the historical, cultural, political, mythological and (more than) human aspects of audio, visual, and bodily technologies. Yun is particularly passionate about facilitating spaces for collective imagining and knowledge-sharing across disciplines, cultures and generations. They have worked with artists of all disciplines in developing workshops, performance programs, and other formats to share and develop their work.
Yannik Güldner
Wen Chin Fu
Languages: German, English
Specialty: Multidisciplinary programming, Muziektheater, Workshops (under 18 years old)
Languages: Mandarin, English, Dutch
Yannik Güldner is an auto-didact curator and programmer based in The Hague, investigating the intersections of contemporary and popular culture. Aiming to question structures of power and society at large through the eyes of upcoming and renewed artists within their multidisciplinary practices. He is interested in creating narratives across the borders of disciplines that interlink art, science and academia with one another. By facilitating spaces that mediate between audience and artist through exchange and collective learning, he aims to contribute to the understanding of entangled environments.
Wen Chin Fu is a Taiwanese artist based in the Netherlands focused on the field of performance art and sugar instrument development. Wen Chin has experience and interest in building partnerships with art and non-art organisations, for example: iii residency exchange with Siao-Long cultural park and ASML collaboration. Wen Chin is also working as iii education coordinator. She has been distributing/hosting iii workshops at schools, cultural organisations, community centers, refugee centres and festivals.
