Bridging the gap between ephemeral live performance and lasting artifact, Irina’s practice explores the permanent footprint of body movement through a curated catalog of limited-edition artist books. Publications like Low Content, Kelder, and ATE, from the homonymous methodology, serve as physical extensions of passing moments —translating the immediate energy of real-time composition into text, poetic scores, and choreographic frameworks. This commitment to sustaining independent, experimental art practices is mirrored in her structural role at 4bid Gallery, in OT301 Amsterdam. As a co-founding force and curator within this Amsterdam-based space, Irina helps orchestrate a fluid, artist-run infrastructure that gives room for multi-disciplinary collaboration, peer-to-peer exchange, and risk-taking showcases. Through both the printed page and the gallery space, she facilitates a tangible legacy for performance art, ensuring that temporary physical interventions leave an indelible impression on contemporary culture.
Publications:
Emerging Underworld, Performing Ethos Journal, Intellect Books, 2025
Accountable Temporary Expedients, 4bid Publishing / Brave New Books 2022
Between a kick and a cuddle, A FLUID-METHODOLOGY BASED ON DOUBT AND CONFUSION, HoPP / ArtEZ 2021
Kelder, 4bid Publishing / Brave New Books 2020
Low Content, Stichting Gôh / Brave New Books 2018
Curation:
Highs & Lows evening of performances
4s4s: electro-acoustic explorations in surround
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Since 2013 I run the 4bid Gallery in Amsterdam NL, engaging in creative dialogues and collaborations through different mediums, mainly performance, sound and visual arts. Founded originally with Masako Matsushita, Giacomo Cardoni, and Paolo Paggi, presently Irina Baldini, Simona Piras, Sierra Hatcher form the board of the foundation, with numerous volunteers participating.
interview about the project.
images of the space and events.
www.4bidgallery.com for more info.
Since 2020 I take care of the production management at the MA program Home of Performance Practices, part of ArtEZ university of the arts in Arnhem NL.
www.performancepractices.nl
