iii is an artist run, community platform supporting new interdisciplinary practices linking performance, technology and the human senses. Arising from the ArtScience tradition of The Hague, iii strives to balance technological innovation, theoretical reflection and human experience. iii contributes to international developments in the field of Art, Science & Technology, functioning both as a cultural incubator supporting research and creation, and as an agency connecting creators to a broad audience via a wide (inter)national partner network.
See iii Guidelines for Excellence
Inspire people to develop their own ways of engaging with Art, Science & Technology
Share beautiful and unique experiences connecting technology and the senses
Discover new forms of physicality, sociality and community in a post-digital world
Encourage community building, participation and social entrepreneurship across disciplinary, geographical and cultural boundaries
International Excellence, iii promotes research and creation in the field of Art, Science & Technology at the highest international level
Talent Development, iii offers a platform where the most dedicated new talents can jump-start their professional art practice
Cultural Diversity, iii promotes participation from people with all backgrounds in the processes of innovation
Fair Pay, iii provides work that is creatively and financially rewarding, while also advocating on behalf of financially vulnerable groups
iii promotes artistic work that channels the human inclination for curiosity and invention and which engages directly with the human senses and the human body.
iii develops projects that present playful approaches to science and technology within the fields of music, visual art and theatre. While the field of Art and Technology emerged in the 20th century to promote collaboration between specialists working in separate disciplines, today we see practices that are interdisciplinary at the root. No longer engineers working with artists, artists working with scientists, painters working with musicians, but creatives and researchers that navigate between and connect formerly distinct realms.
The interdisciplinary focus of iii stems directly from the teachings of Dick Raaymakers and Frans Evers at the ArtScience Interfaculty in The Hague. The school is characterised both by framing art as a vehicle for human curiosity, as well as for a creative method balancing technical innovations with conceptual thinking and sensory experience.