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 2022 the circulation program of iii reached 86 presentations for a total reach of 39,842 direct audience engagements, within festivals and programs reaching a combined audience of 206,662. Of this total, 30 presentations were in The Netherlands, for a direct engagement with 27,725 visitors in programs reaching 65,305 visitors, and 56 presentations were abroad, for a direct engagement with 12,117 visitors within programs reaching 141,317 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
Cathy van Eck
Specialty: performative sound art
Languages: Dutch, German, English, French
Cathy van Eck has curated concerts and installations for festivals and ensembles such as the SPOR Festival, Container Ensemble, and Ensemble Tzara. Cathy often writes about works by other artists, resulting in the book Between Air and Electricity, (Bloomsbury 2017) and her website www.microphonesandloudspeakers.com, as well as many articles and online publications. In the iii agency her focus is on performative sound art works. She is interested in how sound develops over time, and how our perception of actions and environments changes due to sonic influences.
Marije Baalman
Specialty: interactive sound and light art performances and installations, symposia
Languages: Dutch, English, German
Curatorial projects: The Craft of Experience Design (2017)
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.
Matteo Marangoni
Specialty: Sound Art, Art & Technology, Experimental Interdisciplinary Performance
Languages: English, Italian
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
Specialty: multi-sensory experiences, proximity senses (smell, taste, touch)
Languages: Spanish, English, Dutch
Curatorial projects: Wonderwerp (2009-2014)
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.
Jonathan Chaim Reus
Specialty: experimental electronic music, media arts, arts research, non-institutional learning formats, hybrid formats
Languages: English, Dutch
Jonathan Chaim Reus works across the fields of music, media arts, arts research and non-institutional learning formats. He has experience with organising concerts, art exhibitions, public workshops and symposia, as well as unique formats that blur these boundaries. Jonathan got started as a cultural organiser in the United States, where he helped to curate concerts of unique and experimental electronic music across the state of Florida as part of Electronic Sub-south. He has also been commissioned to create sub-programs within arts festivals such as transmediale Berlin and Digital Art Zurich.
Yun Lee
Specialty: interdisciplinary performances, media archeology, workshops, early career artist exchanges
Languages: English, Dutch, Mandarin (conversational)
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
Languages: German, English
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
Specialty: Multidisciplinary programming, Muziektheater, Workshops (under 18 years old)
Languages: Mandarin, English, Dutch
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.
Koenraad L. de Groot
Specialty: multisensory interventions, outdoor works, magical realism, site-specific works
Languages: Dutch, English
Koenraad L. de Groot is mainly interested in making connections with peripherally-located organisations. He is interested in promoting performances, interventions in nature, and linking the gallery world to outdoor works.
