https://irinabirger.com Irina Birger Fri, 05 Sep 2025 08:53:09 +0000 https://irinabirger.com en https://irinabirger.com/NEWS Mon, 24 Dec 2018 19:30:01 +0000 Irina Birger https://irinabirger.com/NEWS Tekenkabinet XIV, Gallery&nbsp;Art Singel 100 Amsterdam From 2 August to 13 September 2026 * Tekenkabinet XIV, Pop Up, Dapperstraat 143, Amsterdam From 1 May to 27 June, 2026 * Tekenkabinet XIV, Kunst RAI Amsterdam, booth 106&nbsp;From 22 April to 26 April 2026 The Artist Night 24 April: Irina Birger Sexuality in Drawing Diaries&nbsp;from 6 PM to 7 PM * Study program and grant at Crossyart, RotterdamFrom 1 October 2025<img width="1224" height="284" width_o="1224" height_o="284" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/964d431b621b9e406944594698369c924f0d9b9194a85cc85dc55271ed3ace77/Screenshot-2025-10-14-at-13.15.13.png" data-mid="239360599" border="0" 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data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/50626be8ad50e13434d1ec65d63ec7e84f3b9bc87585c2331a6ea8ddbe54edc8/flyer-Pop-Up-2025-werkbaar-1.png" data-mid="239361273" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/50626be8ad50e13434d1ec65d63ec7e84f3b9bc87585c2331a6ea8ddbe54edc8/flyer-Pop-Up-2025-werkbaar-1.png" /> * Lumen, group show, Schloss Biesdorf, Berlin 4 August till 2 November 2025Opening 3 August 2025 from 6 to 9 pm <img width="580" height="821" width_o="580" height_o="821" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4e590077951cea22db47ca492da63ac704ac5468d7629e6bf7112709c0ad62f9/Plakat-email1.JPG" data-mid="236262239" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/580/i/4e590077951cea22db47ca492da63ac704ac5468d7629e6bf7112709c0ad62f9/Plakat-email1.JPG" /> * Drama, Dead Darlings #20, anonymous art auction,&nbsp;Heimathafen Neukölln, Berlin28 June 2025Auction starts at 17:00 sharp&nbsp;Doors open at 14:00 <img width="800" height="451" width_o="800" height_o="451" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/393c54756d63541bf3f9652580f5510a124676b6dfeaf60f014311c52d30a7f6/unnamed.png" data-mid="234247159" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/393c54756d63541bf3f9652580f5510a124676b6dfeaf60f014311c52d30a7f6/unnamed.png" /> <img width="1080" height="1350" width_o="1080" height_o="1350" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/33ccc4b792021d0646f99c03da42a842c700d1a503cadb20d885025eee8ba6fe/unnamed.png" data-mid="235564946" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/33ccc4b792021d0646f99c03da42a842c700d1a503cadb20d885025eee8ba6fe/unnamed.png" /> * Tekenkabinet XIII, group show, Gallery Singel 100, Amsterdam 13 June till 13 July 2025Opening 15 June from 1 PM to 5 PM&nbsp; <img width="960" height="960" width_o="960" height_o="960" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/53c998a83fc3009711f28ee3dc574427522c3ed3ade7d1fe4327ca620758b880/flyer-Tekenkabinet-2025--1.png" data-mid="234247240" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/960/i/53c998a83fc3009711f28ee3dc574427522c3ed3ade7d1fe4327ca620758b880/flyer-Tekenkabinet-2025--1.png" /><img width="960" height="960" width_o="960" height_o="960" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b030d2fdbbc2920442f732c375ad493ce1c4214ea31731ce973ffddda0d68fe6/unnamed2.png" data-mid="235564947" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/960/i/b030d2fdbbc2920442f732c375ad493ce1c4214ea31731ce973ffddda0d68fe6/unnamed2.png" /> * Finissage Monuments of MemoryArti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam6 June 2025 from 7 to 10 PM <img width="1350" height="900" width_o="1350" height_o="900" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c99b1673c7477002b9ac5debc898264b8e96a614a230a60038592c6012349f9c/Arti-et-Amicitiae-opening-Monuments-of-Memory-en-All-My-Colours-for-You-107-low-res--foto-Maarten-Nauw.jpg" data-mid="233636877" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c99b1673c7477002b9ac5debc898264b8e96a614a230a60038592c6012349f9c/Arti-et-Amicitiae-opening-Monuments-of-Memory-en-All-My-Colours-for-You-107-low-res--foto-Maarten-Nauw.jpg" /> Photo by: Maarten Nauw * Monuments of Memory, artist talk, part of Amsterdam Art Week 2025 22 May from 8 to 10 PM&nbsp;Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam <img width="1350" height="900" width_o="1350" height_o="900" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2b0138312fd8a8468e25a937a52b501f6f8c72f300ce1b116dc7154cc34cc230/unnamed-1.jpg" data-mid="235565019" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2b0138312fd8a8468e25a937a52b501f6f8c72f300ce1b116dc7154cc34cc230/unnamed-1.jpg" />Photo by: Maarten Nauw * Monuments of Memory, duo show with Peter Vink at Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam10 May till 7 June 2025Opening 9 May 2025 from 7 PM <img width="3496" height="2480" width_o="3496" height_o="2480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6ca09c6d54fe5bde7f6c646f4a95f09406cd2e1e17518b4bf4c04f3d393db55b/irina-birger---peter-vink-1-1.jpg" data-mid="235564967" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6ca09c6d54fe5bde7f6c646f4a95f09406cd2e1e17518b4bf4c04f3d393db55b/irina-birger---peter-vink-1-1.jpg" /> * The End of the World, group show, Vondelbunker, Amsterdamcurated by Eva Schippers Opening 14 September 2024 from 5 pm <img width="886" height="1253" width_o="886" height_o="1253" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c73beddd5e947ae04ee4312ef92d372dd7f7efeff57944e6e0c12ed4ffc717eb/schets-Irina.jpg" data-mid="217270235" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/886/i/c73beddd5e947ae04ee4312ef92d372dd7f7efeff57944e6e0c12ed4ffc717eb/schets-Irina.jpg" /> * Artist Talk, WORM Slash Gallery Participants: Ari David, Conform Cox, Ingrid van der Hoeven, Irina Birger, Jun Zhang, Vincent Thornhill 18 November 2023 from 4 till 6 pm* Between Normals, group show Opening 16 November 2023 from 6 till 10 pm <img width="3333" height="4721" width_o="3333" height_o="4721" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5303b92f84b0b7c4337012630c0ac9ce2d41500ad970e99b9cb08f3e53c26624/unnamed-4.jpg" data-mid="196701913" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5303b92f84b0b7c4337012630c0ac9ce2d41500ad970e99b9cb08f3e53c26624/unnamed-4.jpg" /> * Open Studios Zeeburgerdijk 25 October 21 from 2 till 6 pm, 2024 <img width="714" height="1010" width_o="714" height_o="1010" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ae641ef6b6d76abfdeafa102726bcfd200b0b43e1d54e809fecee4d86b074dcc/os25_4-714.jpg" data-mid="209062488" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/714/i/ae641ef6b6d76abfdeafa102726bcfd200b0b43e1d54e809fecee4d86b074dcc/os25_4-714.jpg" /> * Comfort Zones, solo show at the Bookstore Foundation, Amsterdam <img width="1748" height="2480" width_o="1748" height_o="2480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f4993c3123d5f34203fdfcddf88b20b12633d0d98c1e1c8e2050063defd3f458/Mail-Bookstore-ComfortZones-2.png" data-mid="192134085" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f4993c3123d5f34203fdfcddf88b20b12633d0d98c1e1c8e2050063defd3f458/Mail-Bookstore-ComfortZones-2.png" />* Black Star, from Haaretz Collection, group show at Minus1, Tel Aviv, catalogueCurated by Hadas Maor<img width="502" height="1026" width_o="502" height_o="1026" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0f3d011b635355b3e51094e42f25fa0e6d6b8d7336cd629a5937be2ebd91fd97/INV_READY2-2.jpg" data-mid="191348987" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/502/i/0f3d011b635355b3e51094e42f25fa0e6d6b8d7336cd629a5937be2ebd91fd97/INV_READY2-2.jpg" /> * Development Grant (Stipendium), Amsterdam Fund for the Arts June 2023 <img width="2893" height="868" width_o="2893" height_o="868" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a2210a66bab320fa060373f4768039403793cd266e977b612a2824f22721591a/AFK_met_Zwart_Liggend.jpg" data-mid="191349669" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a2210a66bab320fa060373f4768039403793cd266e977b612a2824f22721591a/AFK_met_Zwart_Liggend.jpg" /> * 2D semester studio tutor of discourse on Identity and Selfportrait in the Age of Apocalypse, painting/printmaking department at the&nbsp;Royal Academy of Arts in the Haag January till June 2023 <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b6bcbdf5914fa060ad4fb8c383da0fcb1710c3fd63431ed7403cde4d9c0d1aa2/IMG-9590.jpg" data-mid="191349174" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b6bcbdf5914fa060ad4fb8c383da0fcb1710c3fd63431ed7403cde4d9c0d1aa2/IMG-9590.jpg" /> * (Re)Use of Archive workshop at Remix Fest,&nbsp;Beeld en Geluid, Hilversum 5 October 2022 from 4 till 5 PM <img width="1920" height="960" width_o="1920" height_o="960" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f13a70b4aff40545b50e7e9a4f9715a7dbf3396ec439beb945e2143121a29155/remixfest.jpg" data-mid="191349933" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f13a70b4aff40545b50e7e9a4f9715a7dbf3396ec439beb945e2143121a29155/remixfest.jpg" /> * Opening of Center I&amp;II at the community center Hoge Weide in Utrecht&nbsp; 24 September 2022 from 3:30 to 4:45 PM <img width="5524" height="3683" width_o="5524" height_o="3683" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c38626121567b718ce621e83570e2ee4f48fc3120777b59e2126ba1d440f0795/irina-birger-mirror-detail1.jpg" data-mid="191359197" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c38626121567b718ce621e83570e2ee4f48fc3120777b59e2126ba1d440f0795/irina-birger-mirror-detail1.jpg" />* Presentation of a new project Sex Positivity with Dr.Birger during Piss, Death, Stress event at Mediamatic 28 July 2022 from 8 to 9:30 PM <img width="2048" height="1536" width_o="2048" height_o="1536" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cdf9f88e0b6808488d2865f297c53002f40b5f85f9ca9b3cf345b2d3d8cde919/299480370_10160104825649636_3466531927944186465_n.jpg" data-mid="191350108" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cdf9f88e0b6808488d2865f297c53002f40b5f85f9ca9b3cf345b2d3d8cde919/299480370_10160104825649636_3466531927944186465_n.jpg" /> *Listen Kortje Kunst, a podcast route along public art in Utrecht with an in interview with me about Center I&amp;II in Leidische Rijn Online from July 2022* (Re)Use of Archive, lecture for students of St.Joost Academy in Breda, invited by Beeld en Geluid, Hilversum 25 February 2022 * NEW!!! Dr.Birger’s NFT collection Emotions Diagnosis is HERE* The Bluest Monday with Dr.Birger, The Bluest Monday, initiated by Beeldend Gerspoken gallery, de Hallen, Amsterdam 22 January and 23 January 2022* Existential Crisis, solo show and book launch, Van Zijll Langhout/Contemporary Art, Amsterdam 4 December 2021 till 12 February 2022Opening 4 December 2021 from 3 till 5 PM* Dr.Birger: Rebirth, Museum Tot Zover, Amsterdam23 October and 24 October 2021 * Mirror Drawing, workship for kids at Kunsthal Kade, Amersfoort26 August 2021 * Corona Support Grant for Artists, Mondriaan Fund, Amsterdam June 2021 * Mirror | Mirror. Reflect Yourself!, Kunsthal Kade, Amersfoort Curated by Judith van Meeuwen Participants: Carolien Arnold, Irina Birger, George Hendrik Breitner, DRIFT, Suzan Drummen, Olafur Eliasson, Gerjanne van Gink, Andy Goldsworthy, Douglas Gordon, Bert Haanstra, Jasper Hagenaar, Jeppe Hein, Cannupa Hanska Luger, Bernard Heesen, Hiwa K, Berk Ilhan, Joan Jonas, Folkert de Jong, Michael Joo, Job Koelewijn, Victor Kossakovsky, Sean Landers, LaTurbo Avedon, Claude Lorrain, Katja Mater, Yvonne Mostard, Hans Op de Beeck, Yoko Ono, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Tanja Ritterbex, Maria Roosen, Kathrin Schlegel, Dries Verhoeven 5 June till 29 August 2021* Dead Darlings #13 – Love for Sale Anonimouse art auction to support W13912-14 February 2021 * Dr.Birger by Appointment, Nieuw Dakota’s Moving Walls 2010-2020, AmsterdamSupported by AFK (Amsterdam Fund for the Arts) 10 December 2020 till 8 April 2021* The Book of Happiness and Sadness, video, Dance of Urgency, Het Hem, Zaandam, curated by Bogomir Doringer19 -20 September 2020* Artist Talk, Corona Archives, Nieuw Dakota, Amsterdam 19 July 2020 at 5 PM * Corona Archives,&nbsp;Nieuw Dakota, Amsterdam12 July till 30 August 2020&nbsp; * Public art commission assigned by the&nbsp;Municipality of Utrecht in collaboration with Textile Lab, TilburgJanuary-September 2020* The Book of Happiness and Sadness, monograph is on the long list of the best German Books May 2020* Corona Diaries on Amsterdam Museum online project, presented by Nieuw Dakota From May 2020* Wilds Ago: Phantoms of Youth from the Haaretz Collection, Minus 1 Gallery, Tel Aviv, curated by Tal Yahas, catalogue April 2020* Printing Plant Art Book Fair, Looiersgracht 60, Amsterdam 22 till 24 of November, 2019* Dead Darlings #12, auction in collaboration with Current Obsession , during the second edition of OBSESSED! Jewellery Festival, Spring House,&nbsp;Amsterdam16 November 2019 from 3 till 7 PM * Death One-on-One, participatory performance and installation during Museum Night in Mediamatic, Amsterdam 2 November 2019 from 7 PM till 2 AM * Zeichnungsdiagnose, participatory performance at Museums Quartier square, Vienna 27 June 2019 5 till 8 PM* Interview about the video The Book of Happiness and Sadness by Q21, Vienna June 2019 * The Book of Happiness and Sadness, monograph published by LecturisBook launch at Walther Koenig bookshop, Vienna26 June 2019 at 6 PM * Residency at Museums Quartier in Vienna invited by Q21June 2019* The Book of Happiness and Sadness, monograph published by Lecturis Book launch at The American Book Center, Amsterdam 26 May 2019 4-6 PM * Dance of Urgency, group show at Q21, Museums Quartier, Vienna, curated by Bogomir Doringer 25 April-1 September 2019Opening 24 April 2019 at 7 PM * Rolling Snowball group show, AMNUA, the Art Museum of Nanjing University of the Arts, China 15 December-16 January 2019 * Publication grant from Mondriaan Fund received for my first monograph The Book of Happiness and SadnessNovember 2018* Printing Plant-Art Book Fair, Looiersgracht 60, Amsterdam 23-25 November, 2018* &nbsp; Tijl Fund (Prince Benhard Cultuurfonds) received for my first monograph The Book of Happiness and Sadness October 2018 * BIG ART, Biljmerbajes, Amsterdam 10-14 October, 2018* Echoes of Shamanism, Glass House, Amstel Park 14-16 September, 2018* Rolling Snowball, Djupivogur, Iceland14 July-19 August, 2018 * Residency at The Artist Residence, Herzliya, Israel May 2018 * Project Grant received for new video- The Book of Happiness and Sadness from Mondriaan FundApril 2018* One Minutes: Public Justice, Dortmunder U (DE), Mu, Eindhoven (NL), Museum de Fundatie, Zwolle (NL), Museum Hilversum (NL) etc February 2018 https://irinabirger.com/Comfort-Zones Mon, 30 Oct 2023 14:33:27 +0000 Irina Birger https://irinabirger.com/Comfort-Zones Comfort Zones, 2023, solo show at the Bookstore Foundation, Amsterdam supported by Amsterdam Fund for the Arts photos by Gerhard Vollberg and Andrei Tchernikov<img width="3000" height="2000" width_o="3000" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2eae15d848ce2b573e268ef0a3ec1e251818354a736cf734a92c2a382678a46d/tanja-with-works.JPG" data-mid="203059826" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2eae15d848ce2b573e268ef0a3ec1e251818354a736cf734a92c2a382678a46d/tanja-with-works.JPG" /> visitor at the show Born in Moscow in the former USSR, I moved away when I was a teenager and have lived in many countries since then. I never considered myself Russian in part because of my Jewish heritage. But the war in Ukraine had a huge impact on me, and it became impossible to neglect my motherland as I had done before. At first, I was constantly watching news reports and painting small watercolors of myself, often in dark, surreal situations. I also made text works in Russian and English.Shortly after, I taught a course titled: Identity and Self-Portrait at the Age of Apocalypse at the painting department at the Royal Academy of Art in the Haag. I collected different apocalyptic images for my lectures, among others, of destroyed Ukrainian city views and landscapes. These images were almost identical to the scenery from my childhood past: the same (soviet) architecture and nature. Memories and flashbacks from my birthplace overwhelmed me: the view from my window in Moscow from the 11th floor, our family’s Dacha, and travels with my father. It prompted me to paint large-scale landscapes: war images, stills from the movie Stalker (1979), and other apocalyptic footage. In some works, I inserted my naked figure as a kind of wandering ghost. Mentally, the watercolors of destroyed landscapes bound me as an individual to the collective trauma. My method of work tries to magnify the aesthetics of fragility and decay. The show raises questions about belonging and safety in the current times. <img width="3508" height="2446" width_o="3508" height_o="2446" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ec35bf39af112a4a17f3ba2885176a34bb689c15883e0e39d6289e7b712f71f5/wandered-above-the-sea-of-death.jpg" data-mid="239138193" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ec35bf39af112a4a17f3ba2885176a34bb689c15883e0e39d6289e7b712f71f5/wandered-above-the-sea-of-death.jpg" /> Wonderer Above the Sea of Death, 2022, watercolor and marker on paper, 21x30 cm, framed <img width="3000" height="2000" width_o="3000" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/69b21942e48a1dec3d338138de4c1815d623c093bc9600167ddad134de418b11/20231012-74_07992-sf1.JPG" data-mid="195311501" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/69b21942e48a1dec3d338138de4c1815d623c093bc9600167ddad134de418b11/20231012-74_07992-sf1.JPG" /> installation view <img width="3120" height="4305" width_o="3120" height_o="4305" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f4fff9bccbca076ba13a19fd5eb6f63923ae03b8d79cc1a34912c8457b4b395f/scull.jpg" data-mid="198131804" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f4fff9bccbca076ba13a19fd5eb6f63923ae03b8d79cc1a34912c8457b4b395f/scull.jpg" />Skull from Naples, 2023, watercolor in paper, 42x30 cm <img width="1801" height="1210" width_o="1801" height_o="1210" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cdc51e3f368e6d6e44b2da870a25a2b3d997e2a7cb7a6df33119430ab3786c90/zone-VI-sm.jpg" data-mid="198131865" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cdc51e3f368e6d6e44b2da870a25a2b3d997e2a7cb7a6df33119430ab3786c90/zone-VI-sm.jpg" /> Zone VI, 2023, watercolor on paper, 100x150 cm <img width="1796" height="1207" width_o="1796" height_o="1207" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/85622c27c28924e5fe10d6ccfcc940a3cc16519bba2971dd71250e2f86eaf693/zone-III.jpg" data-mid="198131903" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/85622c27c28924e5fe10d6ccfcc940a3cc16519bba2971dd71250e2f86eaf693/zone-III.jpg" />Zone III, 2023, watercolor on paper, 100x150 cm <img width="960" height="1211" width_o="960" height_o="1211" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/802a0cc819131ddbdbef42ce5dc71788746ae0c0f1c9e8169559690fc305eac0/zone-IV-sm.jpg" data-mid="198131931" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/960/i/802a0cc819131ddbdbef42ce5dc71788746ae0c0f1c9e8169559690fc305eac0/zone-IV-sm.jpg" /> Self-portrait with Cat and Corpse, 2023, 100x85 cm <img width="1799" height="1217" width_o="1799" height_o="1217" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/40c0ce8081a1aab1fa6630c39a4815f65ef97cae7d70eab6edd04d4d0c7f68d9/zone-IX.jpg" data-mid="198131937" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/40c0ce8081a1aab1fa6630c39a4815f65ef97cae7d70eab6edd04d4d0c7f68d9/zone-IX.jpg" />Zone IX, 2023, watercolor on paper, 100x150 cm <img width="1806" height="1216" width_o="1806" height_o="1216" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/229dc9598c2a9ac4fb6a93018cf01f282a8d246f3e68c92ab3fdb5b092af4b5e/zone-VIII-sm.jpg" data-mid="195515811" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/229dc9598c2a9ac4fb6a93018cf01f282a8d246f3e68c92ab3fdb5b092af4b5e/zone-VIII-sm.jpg" />Zone VIII, 2023, watercolor on paper, 100x150 cm <img width="2982" height="1988" width_o="2982" height_o="1988" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cf622c7443d753ef93cd3405b15c3af2c9aaf445a230b0581e59440a4c174bbb/20231012-74_07988-sf1.JPG" data-mid="195311499" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cf622c7443d753ef93cd3405b15c3af2c9aaf445a230b0581e59440a4c174bbb/20231012-74_07988-sf1.JPG" /> installation view <img width="3543" height="2352" width_o="3543" height_o="2352" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4d9e6e5db41689be3c3535b1750bc7aaa64136dda85c502d2b60d950da4fe79a/comfort-zones-irina-birger-sm.jpg" data-mid="195663394" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4d9e6e5db41689be3c3535b1750bc7aaa64136dda85c502d2b60d950da4fe79a/comfort-zones-irina-birger-sm.jpg" /> Zone II, 2023, watercolor on paper, 100x150 cm<img width="2932" height="1967" width_o="2932" height_o="1967" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7627a949176cd4cf07a9cfe4b903be64835cb4d10a293aba506db9681f7d405f/ceramic-tiles-new.jpg" data-mid="195519168" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7627a949176cd4cf07a9cfe4b903be64835cb4d10a293aba506db9681f7d405f/ceramic-tiles-new.jpg" /> Storm Poly, 2023, 106x163 cm, print on ceramic tiles <img width="1797" height="1209" width_o="1797" height_o="1209" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5208c7e6af1e1944524106bf44844db4ee5b294e580ee33c378467dde05fe7c5/momentum-sm.jpg" data-mid="195663401" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5208c7e6af1e1944524106bf44844db4ee5b294e580ee33c378467dde05fe7c5/momentum-sm.jpg" /> Momentum, 2023, watercolor, marker and pencil on paper, 100x150 cm<img width="2932" height="1967" width_o="2932" height_o="1967" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e57740ce41c820e640fee78c21a4bda79bdf338a7c2e8c1a37516d7eff241bf6/all-small-drawings.jpg" data-mid="195519017" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e57740ce41c820e640fee78c21a4bda79bdf338a7c2e8c1a37516d7eff241bf6/all-small-drawings.jpg" /> installation view with text works https://irinabirger.com/Speculative-Landscapes Fri, 05 Sep 2025 08:53:09 +0000 Irina Birger https://irinabirger.com/Speculative-Landscapes Speculative Landscapes, 2025, group show Lumen at Schloss Biesdorf, BerlinMixed media on canvas, approx. 230 x 280 cm <img width="4500" height="3002" width_o="4500" height_o="3002" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a6ad9d1d918e01362f39dbc1d9a7b80986cd40cd8987fbb3f38d788b6599d148/LM25_Schloss-Biesdorf_Lumen_122.jpg" data-mid="240103163" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a6ad9d1d918e01362f39dbc1d9a7b80986cd40cd8987fbb3f38d788b6599d148/LM25_Schloss-Biesdorf_Lumen_122.jpg" /> My latest shift from paper to canvas marks a move from fleeting states to something more lasting and hopeful. Bold colors on resilient surfaces reflect a desire to evoke optimism and endure pain. Light—both visual and metaphorical—plays a central role. It illuminates moments of quiet clarity and presence. The landscapes, inspired by my experiences in nature, offer familiar yet surreal spaces where joy and serenity are attainable, even amidst global instability. By transforming the canvases into speculative scenes, I invite contemplation on the possibility of peace and joy beyond present crises. The paintings offer complementary perspectives on how we engage with the ghosts of the past and envision possible futures. Embracing both the tangible and the imagined, my work becomes a transformative exploration of identity, memory, and resilience—where light is not just seen, but felt, thought, and remembered. <img width="2667" height="2124" width_o="2667" height_o="2124" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5b15e716334cee610fddc5d6239d7cee734a10dfb6aed7429cec5a9ddc1ceff7/irina-birger-wall-sm.jpg" data-mid="237855022" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5b15e716334cee610fddc5d6239d7cee734a10dfb6aed7429cec5a9ddc1ceff7/irina-birger-wall-sm.jpg" /> photo by Andrei Tchernikov <img width="2609" height="1902" width_o="2609" height_o="1902" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/63c79e4b97e39e1c8f7efd111c4b869f5da533a45076937ba72b952a04705c03/green-tree.jpg" data-mid="237855021" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/63c79e4b97e39e1c8f7efd111c4b869f5da533a45076937ba72b952a04705c03/green-tree.jpg" /> Other Side, 2024, acrylic and oil pastel on linen, 70x100 cm <img width="1719" height="2158" width_o="1719" height_o="2158" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/aec56a329297f12658e3e4845861b9db891fa6e2cdd7ab923d1d96b8d032910b/irina-birger_yellow-landscape.jpg" data-mid="237855023" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/aec56a329297f12658e3e4845861b9db891fa6e2cdd7ab923d1d96b8d032910b/irina-birger_yellow-landscape.jpg" /> Portal, 2024, acrylic on linen, 80x60 cm <img width="1690" height="1454" width_o="1690" height_o="1454" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f1cd509a7048568db8052e115ee5f2838938bc43b12792d4be9dae277aa49de9/faith-new.jpg" data-mid="237855017" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f1cd509a7048568db8052e115ee5f2838938bc43b12792d4be9dae277aa49de9/faith-new.jpg" />Faith, 2024,&nbsp;acrylic and marker on linen, 55x65 cm <img width="2379" height="1890" width_o="2379" height_o="1890" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a5060466b671d08696f2dc3a9ad14299e4a07e2234125fcfa60a20c9cacc290a/black-object.jpg" data-mid="237855019" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a5060466b671d08696f2dc3a9ad14299e4a07e2234125fcfa60a20c9cacc290a/black-object.jpg" />Object on White Field, 2024, acrylic and oil pastel on linen, 70x90 cm <img width="1951" height="1686" width_o="1951" height_o="1686" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/988680dee00d22e5e254a1e78b9c53919b308588959e8755e8df144d6db144b9/effortless.jpg" data-mid="237855459" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/988680dee00d22e5e254a1e78b9c53919b308588959e8755e8df144d6db144b9/effortless.jpg" /> Effortless, 2024, acrylic, marker, and oil pastel on linen, 70x90 cm <img width="1587" height="1595" width_o="1587" height_o="1595" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/48d21789095bf3db0744188d0bc1e1fc6c1719d9be278751471d094319e4245f/ja.jpg" data-mid="237860079" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/48d21789095bf3db0744188d0bc1e1fc6c1719d9be278751471d094319e4245f/ja.jpg" /> Я, 2024, acrylic and marker on linen, 60x60 cm https://irinabirger.com/books Sun, 16 Dec 2018 16:52:53 +0000 Irina Birger https://irinabirger.com/books Existential Crisis, 2021&nbsp; Design by Franziska Morlok/Rimini Berlin English text editor Linda TeodorouEdition of 100, numbered Softcover, 21 x 14,9 cm, 156 pages Supported by Mondriaan FundPrice €25 <img width="1448" height="1909" width_o="1448" height_o="1909" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/afe0162e688c1edcb5dca4eff670d3c8b747c65dfa15c6e11afc0b30a10b137f/490891185_10162577645494636_3731810277462999597_n.jpg" data-mid="251114029" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/afe0162e688c1edcb5dca4eff670d3c8b747c65dfa15c6e11afc0b30a10b137f/490891185_10162577645494636_3731810277462999597_n.jpg" /> Read more about this project HERE The Book of Happiness and Sadness, 2019, monograph Published by Lecturis&nbsp; Design by Franziska Morlok/Rimini Berlin English text by Katia KrupennikovaPaperback, otabind with flaps, 22 x 31 cm, 176 pages ISBN 978-94-6226-323-9 Supported by Tijl Fund and Mondriaan Fund Price €35 <img width="2560" height="1706" width_o="2560" height_o="1706" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/96581714d8c048f936be4dc1807ddc5f0e083378c5bbc68948a4705cc32adc5f/RiminiBerlin_Birger_DSC_0656.jpg" data-mid="44190389" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/96581714d8c048f936be4dc1807ddc5f0e083378c5bbc68948a4705cc32adc5f/RiminiBerlin_Birger_DSC_0656.jpg" /> <img width="2560" height="1706" width_o="2560" height_o="1706" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/40dcbcadcf16d2d4965903e8b99041bb47f5d36381f17f9bb4ffcdb290a70fee/RiminiBerlin_Birger_DSC_0772.jpg" data-mid="46989680" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/40dcbcadcf16d2d4965903e8b99041bb47f5d36381f17f9bb4ffcdb290a70fee/RiminiBerlin_Birger_DSC_0772.jpg" /> <img 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data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0448cb81667a04e9cbacf5dd5a9a1baf4c515dbb109b85eddbd4cee316b23f66/RiminiBerlin_Birger_DSC_0781.jpg" data-mid="46989679" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0448cb81667a04e9cbacf5dd5a9a1baf4c515dbb109b85eddbd4cee316b23f66/RiminiBerlin_Birger_DSC_0781.jpg" /> Irina Birger’s first monograph, The Book of Happiness and Sadness contains numerous vivid, text-based drawings from the artist’s diary of words, forms, and colours, as well as photographs of her exhibitions and performances. The publication, created by graphic designer Franziska Morlok of studio Rimini Berlin, presents the act of drawing as a self-contemplative study, whereby the artist hopes to provoke a similar contemplation in the reader. Moreover, an essay written by independent curator Katia Krupennikova examines Birger’s work in connection with significant dilemmas in today’s society, such as the concept of the group versus individualism and interdependency. TOTEMS, 2016, catalogue of the drawing series Design by&nbsp; Olga GanzhaEnglish text by Katia KrupennikovaSoftcover, 29,7x21 cm, 40 pages Price €15 <img width="625" height="850" width_o="625" height_o="850" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/804fb903adf9dcf832a2967d916204bef45438877669d357382b9d0eb6585855/TOTEMS-cover-new.JPG" data-mid="96162688" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/625/i/804fb903adf9dcf832a2967d916204bef45438877669d357382b9d0eb6585855/TOTEMS-cover-new.JPG" /> https://irinabirger.com/Dr-Birger-by-Appointment Fri, 02 Apr 2021 08:56:49 +0000 Irina Birger https://irinabirger.com/Dr-Birger-by-Appointment Dr.Birger by Appointment, 2020-2021, Nieuw Dakota, Amsterdam Participatory performance, Vagina Carpet, animation loops The (W)Hole, lounge chair by Elena GorayDrawings: crayon on black paper, 35x25 cm each Supported by Amsterdam Fund for the Arts and BeamsystemsInstallation photos by Gerhard Vollberg &nbsp; Dr.Birger by Appointment was a series of one-on-one conversations and drawing sessions set up in an installation format. The dialogues with Dr.Birger (my alter ego) during Corona lock-down were centered on isolation, connectivity, and interdependence or something personal the visitors wanted to talk about. Dr.Birger visualized the conversations with the participants, incorporating her own responses into the drawings she simultaneously made. Each session lasted approximately 20 minutes. The drawings were titled by the names of the participants. <img width="2362" height="1575" width_o="2362" height_o="1575" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/91d33f8b3aa881f8db0c26f4d725c639c9b4af3beebc648e1d0859b22589e90b/dr.birger-patient.jpg" data-mid="105731342" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/91d33f8b3aa881f8db0c26f4d725c639c9b4af3beebc648e1d0859b22589e90b/dr.birger-patient.jpg" /> installation view&nbsp; <img width="3744" height="2496" width_o="3744" height_o="2496" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e8c8e98890e81d194255f737cbd75adfe26c3e347368f6167215dcfa4f23e683/dr.birger-and-patient2.jpg" data-mid="106354171" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e8c8e98890e81d194255f737cbd75adfe26c3e347368f6167215dcfa4f23e683/dr.birger-and-patient2.jpg" /> Dr.Birger and participant <img width="3694" height="2463" width_o="3694" height_o="2463" 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<img width="3359" height="4961" width_o="3359" height_o="4961" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dd92d0156981bb2d23e3e28d901459931cca306534c2d9d96a74af96e96971bb/ND-poster-final-online-pink-red.jpg" data-mid="105819967" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dd92d0156981bb2d23e3e28d901459931cca306534c2d9d96a74af96e96971bb/ND-poster-final-online-pink-red.jpg" />Event poster, photo by Marcel van der Vlugt https://irinabirger.com/Dr-Birger-Rebirth Fri, 29 Oct 2021 18:20:45 +0000 Irina Birger https://irinabirger.com/Dr-Birger-Rebirth Dr.Birger: Rebirth, 2021, Museum Tot Zover, Amsterdam Participatory performance, Vagina Carpet, lounge chair by Elena Goray,&nbsp;II, charcoal on paper 200x150 cm, crayon drawings on on black paper, 35x25 cm each Supported by Amsterdam Fund for the Arts Installation photos by Roos WolthersIn October 2021, after a year and a half of the Corona19 pandemic, our perceptions have changed about the world we live in and about ourselves. Who are we truly and what do we want to be? Could we use that moment as an opportunity to restart our lives? A rebirth blessing in disguise? In the performance Rebirth held in Tot Zover, the museum of death, Dr. Birger discussed these questions with the participants.Dr.Birger talked to the museum’s visitors about the concept of rebirth. Based on the answers, she made drawings in which she incorporated her perspective on the participants' experiences and ideas.The drawings were titled by the names of the participants. <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8bfe344f43d0ffe2208de3a61d1b71993e75000b3bfcc6ece4832b819d4aff01/IMG_6451.jpg" data-mid="123073163" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8bfe344f43d0ffe2208de3a61d1b71993e75000b3bfcc6ece4832b819d4aff01/IMG_6451.jpg" /> <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f77e2fd46f0c74bd3872012e5a1cd60cb6c1023f529bdd091cc37d4d553b53c6/dr.birger-2.jpg" data-mid="123381544" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f77e2fd46f0c74bd3872012e5a1cd60cb6c1023f529bdd091cc37d4d553b53c6/dr.birger-2.jpg" /> &nbsp; <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/32ebae9ba5713f7b835ca8293e45c4dc54bfe20b7147101bf7ba32055ac99205/IMG_6533.jpg" data-mid="123070857" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/32ebae9ba5713f7b835ca8293e45c4dc54bfe20b7147101bf7ba32055ac99205/IMG_6533.jpg" /> <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/64f30522c2195ae9032e9c4a0516eed6414cc9518ddf5b537a7a0dc5edf1b754/IMG_6594.jpg" data-mid="123070858" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/64f30522c2195ae9032e9c4a0516eed6414cc9518ddf5b537a7a0dc5edf1b754/IMG_6594.jpg" /> Selection of drawings made during sessions <img width="756" height="1049" width_o="756" height_o="1049" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dbe234e36f0640be28ffa0fd0b7448283bd80a18f2d20576f9366ef8effacc7b/jos.jpg" data-mid="123069078" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/756/i/dbe234e36f0640be28ffa0fd0b7448283bd80a18f2d20576f9366ef8effacc7b/jos.jpg" /> Jos <img width="765" height="1025" width_o="765" height_o="1025" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/458c61182109c1a1bab93eac72bfa788ff884f74b4bb1f733551e34bb77e2a50/ronee.jpg" data-mid="123069088" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/765/i/458c61182109c1a1bab93eac72bfa788ff884f74b4bb1f733551e34bb77e2a50/ronee.jpg" />Ronee <img width="759" height="1031" width_o="759" height_o="1031" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6cbec82ef6c1fe600c2e0979e383cd2ec8e3d217b4111cc8c937af984937f3b5/yulia.jpg" data-mid="123069076" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/759/i/6cbec82ef6c1fe600c2e0979e383cd2ec8e3d217b4111cc8c937af984937f3b5/yulia.jpg" />Yulia <img width="752" height="1031" width_o="752" height_o="1031" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6f07bfb690b4dd1d020157b439a116581b908877b452d26b0957f6d26f51dbe1/artem.jpg" data-mid="123069073" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/752/i/6f07bfb690b4dd1d020157b439a116581b908877b452d26b0957f6d26f51dbe1/artem.jpg" />Artem <img width="750" height="1036" width_o="750" height_o="1036" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fd5abef52cf5bdcd1f3ab8b28c590382671ffdbdad69d4bf64a2cb6af5e1c460/jeroen.jpg" data-mid="123069071" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/750/i/fd5abef52cf5bdcd1f3ab8b28c590382671ffdbdad69d4bf64a2cb6af5e1c460/jeroen.jpg" />Jeroen <img width="750" height="1041" width_o="750" height_o="1041" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b8f0fb266684fa79c36b185b6e6a28ecfc78bbcfbc707b2048d3a08ba5d403a4/stiven.jpg" data-mid="123069079" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/750/i/b8f0fb266684fa79c36b185b6e6a28ecfc78bbcfbc707b2048d3a08ba5d403a4/stiven.jpg" /> Steven <img width="746" height="1030" width_o="746" height_o="1030" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bc1b0a9ac1d713c5bfdef4949b8c643c8e108075e61368e0fe1eac015c0f13c3/sophie.jpg" data-mid="123069083" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/746/i/bc1b0a9ac1d713c5bfdef4949b8c643c8e108075e61368e0fe1eac015c0f13c3/sophie.jpg" /> Sophie <img width="742" height="1025" width_o="742" height_o="1025" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4e2213bc333fc2f87d55cd5798e748b67c056af4937d18ff5340b3fd90f426f7/mirjam.jpg" data-mid="123069085" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/742/i/4e2213bc333fc2f87d55cd5798e748b67c056af4937d18ff5340b3fd90f426f7/mirjam.jpg" /> Mirjam <img width="758" height="1039" width_o="758" height_o="1039" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2d76b674376a86d960c16e7d5a3fda1d327187df70c55cbeb90e73815a6a1f7c/sanne.jpg" data-mid="123069081" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/758/i/2d76b674376a86d960c16e7d5a3fda1d327187df70c55cbeb90e73815a6a1f7c/sanne.jpg" /> Sanne <img width="747" height="1039" width_o="747" height_o="1039" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d11382b27464fb4bfdf1973f198fbb295bc1fb79b37a8e8843fa334959daaf54/marjolein.jpg" data-mid="123069084" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/747/i/d11382b27464fb4bfdf1973f198fbb295bc1fb79b37a8e8843fa334959daaf54/marjolein.jpg" /> Marjolein <img width="765" height="1025" width_o="765" height_o="1025" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4497c53eb45be2cd85278abdebd4ae59927467e4caa0e64ea8ff32ed75aff9f7/jikke.jpg" data-mid="123069281" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/765/i/4497c53eb45be2cd85278abdebd4ae59927467e4caa0e64ea8ff32ed75aff9f7/jikke.jpg" /> Jikke <img width="759" height="1035" width_o="759" height_o="1035" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/237b575dbe1d1100c44b5ee672b275ff4a892e270f4d37120f94d59ebc000dbd/mia.jpg" data-mid="123069077" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/759/i/237b575dbe1d1100c44b5ee672b275ff4a892e270f4d37120f94d59ebc000dbd/mia.jpg" /> Mia <img width="756" height="1036" width_o="756" height_o="1036" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e7ea952acc49e26f1555b0f73ce113552faf53aeae1e524e65b0c65a5a9a3f63/martin.jpg" data-mid="123069069" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/756/i/e7ea952acc49e26f1555b0f73ce113552faf53aeae1e524e65b0c65a5a9a3f63/martin.jpg" /> Martin <img width="746" height="1028" width_o="746" height_o="1028" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/386432f66698f68310ced01d38304e4f8e970c96071b5c2b6da1c848f9919aa6/hannah.jpg" data-mid="123069082" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/746/i/386432f66698f68310ced01d38304e4f8e970c96071b5c2b6da1c848f9919aa6/hannah.jpg" />Hannah <img width="750" height="1028" width_o="750" height_o="1028" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/640a0697432f1df61b00df47ee54993e9f9842711ab2480ba94ec3c8bd48b15a/amaretha.jpg" data-mid="123069075" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/750/i/640a0697432f1df61b00df47ee54993e9f9842711ab2480ba94ec3c8bd48b15a/amaretha.jpg" /> Amarantha <img width="2362" height="3347" width_o="2362" height_o="3347" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8d365f34ce6db53d5e77cd578389717da5a08079d2183279d897e2bffcfb1615/dr.birger-at-tot-zover.jpg" data-mid="123069650" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8d365f34ce6db53d5e77cd578389717da5a08079d2183279d897e2bffcfb1615/dr.birger-at-tot-zover.jpg" />Event poster, photo by Marcel van der Vlugt https://irinabirger.com/The-Bluest-Monday-with-Dr-Birger Wed, 26 Jan 2022 17:08:40 +0000 Irina Birger https://irinabirger.com/The-Bluest-Monday-with-Dr-Birger The Bluest Monday with Dr.Birger, 2022, de Hallen, Amsterdam Participatory performance, Vagina Carpet, lounge chair by Elena GorayDrawings: crayon on black paper, 35x25 cm each Installation photos by Maarten Nauw The third Monday in January is known as Blue Monday. The day we are most depressed, according to British psychologist Chris Arnell. Monday January 17 2022 was probably The Bluest Monday ever.&nbsp; Dr.Birger participated in The Bluest Monday festival which took place from 17 till 23 of January 2022 in Beeldend Gesproken gallery. The visitors were invited to share their worries, problems, and thoughts with Dr.Birger in her post Freudian cabinet. Each meeting lasted approximately 20 min during which Dr.Birger simultaneously visualized the dialogues in her intuitive abstract drawings. Each drawing was named by the participant. <img width="5435" height="3623" width_o="5435" height_o="3623" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/538c0e9f687cead14caf651c71d0aaba76dbbce610224f8332c1f9f99a0d140a/The-Bluest-Monday---Irina-Birger--high-res-foto-01-door-Maarten-Nauw.jpg" data-mid="149825806" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/538c0e9f687cead14caf651c71d0aaba76dbbce610224f8332c1f9f99a0d140a/The-Bluest-Monday---Irina-Birger--high-res-foto-01-door-Maarten-Nauw.jpg" /> <img width="5463" height="3642" width_o="5463" height_o="3642" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7147b31c9d07eeb9250cd0615a91932d6b8eb949725a02d810fe32627f92ab84/The-Bluest-Monday---Irina-Birger---high-res-foto-02-door-Maarten-Nauw.jpg" data-mid="149825804" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7147b31c9d07eeb9250cd0615a91932d6b8eb949725a02d810fe32627f92ab84/The-Bluest-Monday---Irina-Birger---high-res-foto-02-door-Maarten-Nauw.jpg" /> Selection of drawings made during sessions <img width="738" height="1025" width_o="738" height_o="1025" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/84b1a7488937057635492c87510ee4c09f4ea8da41060d23de6b148cd11d08b4/anna-l.jpg" data-mid="132472418" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/738/i/84b1a7488937057635492c87510ee4c09f4ea8da41060d23de6b148cd11d08b4/anna-l.jpg" /> Anna <img width="740" height="1029" width_o="740" height_o="1029" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/10b21c62701ecb1dc7395a3f478d5f7f6a50a078663e716c0a6c7e3f9aec17df/charlotte.jpg" data-mid="132472421" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/740/i/10b21c62701ecb1dc7395a3f478d5f7f6a50a078663e716c0a6c7e3f9aec17df/charlotte.jpg" /> Charlotte <img width="737" height="1029" width_o="737" height_o="1029" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/22d8c34a9c9e03f2ba6ab189b878c1c9c2ac3b283a8b3200dec64c1151a7bb3f/bart.jpg" data-mid="132472420" border="0" 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data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9c1611fc90330374572d0fbacd5d4805529bf1d51a2e5a384eba08e52bf1a08b/diego.jpg" data-mid="132483546" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/738/i/9c1611fc90330374572d0fbacd5d4805529bf1d51a2e5a384eba08e52bf1a08b/diego.jpg" /> Diego <img width="748" height="1033" width_o="748" height_o="1033" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2959dc8fc41e6f54f133a0db3500ac8925f305385fe04daa51fe0178b1ac8ca8/irina.jpg" data-mid="132483544" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/748/i/2959dc8fc41e6f54f133a0db3500ac8925f305385fe04daa51fe0178b1ac8ca8/irina.jpg" /> Irina <img width="743" height="1029" width_o="743" height_o="1029" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/08a5d64ae8d4951220cf8f729d78773210519836a017a8c71b576edc9dd829c5/jenna.jpg" data-mid="132483545" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/743/i/08a5d64ae8d4951220cf8f729d78773210519836a017a8c71b576edc9dd829c5/jenna.jpg" /> Jenna <img width="742" height="1034" width_o="742" height_o="1034" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e23569c78034682a5739b732bf68d9b051bbfd94b22cd44d5480e72281b184ac/caroline.jpg" data-mid="132472704" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/742/i/e23569c78034682a5739b732bf68d9b051bbfd94b22cd44d5480e72281b184ac/caroline.jpg" />Caroline https://irinabirger.com/Exit Mon, 07 Jun 2021 13:26:21 +0000 Irina Birger https://irinabirger.com/Exit Exit, 2021,&nbsp;Kunsthal Kade, Amersfoort Marker on two attached mirrors, wooden stage, 200x110x110 cm Commissioned by Kunsthal Kade, AmersfoortPhotos by Peter CoxFor the group show Mirror|Mirror. Reflect Youself! curated by Judith van Meeuwen I made a performative object where the museum’s visitors could stand and take a selfie with #kadeconnects. They could see themselves as a deconstructed reflection but also as a part of the total network-the universe. The abstract patterns multiplied by the mirrors’ reflection mimic human connectivity and explore the significance of belonging to a group versus individualism. <img width="2357" height="3543" width_o="2357" height_o="3543" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/42011f4a20a1b2060417f3f11b99641c66b2061e544768bffba53b2aad950ac9/20210216-49.jpg" data-mid="110596577" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/42011f4a20a1b2060417f3f11b99641c66b2061e544768bffba53b2aad950ac9/20210216-49.jpg" /> <img width="2357" height="3543" width_o="2357" height_o="3543" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3d852cd35c412d13127e4df5b5aac8e6b847111de8d70343d16d201d40220055/20210216-51.jpg" data-mid="110596575" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3d852cd35c412d13127e4df5b5aac8e6b847111de8d70343d16d201d40220055/20210216-51.jpg" /> <img width="3497" height="2362" width_o="3497" height_o="2362" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d7f6e37b5dfb1aeb8d073b955c26624edb8af18d25d10ce0d5473851da1ac300/exit-2021-irina-birger-new.jpg" data-mid="148703103" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d7f6e37b5dfb1aeb8d073b955c26624edb8af18d25d10ce0d5473851da1ac300/exit-2021-irina-birger-new.jpg" /> https://irinabirger.com/Memento-Mori-Self-Portrait-of-the-Artist Mon, 07 Jun 2021 14:12:11 +0000 Irina Birger https://irinabirger.com/Memento-Mori-Self-Portrait-of-the-Artist Memento Mori, Self-Portrait of the Artist, 2005-21, Kunsthal Kade, Amersfoort Animation loop, charcoal wall drawing, sound, approx 130x180 cm Photos by Peter Cox This work is a remake of animation from 2005. It combines a video projection with a charcoal mural creating a 3d effect.&nbsp; <img width="2626" height="3543" width_o="2626" height_o="3543" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/46742f89011ea98e1fe561b54ad357f87b2bb88fcce3a375d9cd9ca98cdf742b/20210216-355.jpg" data-mid="149815211" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/46742f89011ea98e1fe561b54ad357f87b2bb88fcce3a375d9cd9ca98cdf742b/20210216-355.jpg" /> <img width="2626" height="3543" width_o="2626" height_o="3543" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/022e9dc9d5058aba8112bf2d1e15d9a69b06bf0209815625a535531b47b4d43c/20210216-353.jpg" data-mid="149815214" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/022e9dc9d5058aba8112bf2d1e15d9a69b06bf0209815625a535531b47b4d43c/20210216-353.jpg" /> installation view at Kunsthal Kade https://irinabirger.com/Objects Sun, 17 Jan 2021 11:49:24 +0000 Irina Birger https://irinabirger.com/Objects Vagina Carpet, 2020, part of Dr.Birger Print on carpet, 350x250 cmPrice €2550 <img width="2926" height="3930" width_o="2926" height_o="3930" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1c39e9c227a10ca7a18f7764a955ec548195a9fb61f7f82c481aed55b73ca1a2/IMG-1529-1.jpg" data-mid="111487723" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1c39e9c227a10ca7a18f7764a955ec548195a9fb61f7f82c481aed55b73ca1a2/IMG-1529-1.jpg" /> iNeclace, 2016, jewerly 3D print in black plastic, adjustable thread, 4x1,8x0,6 cmPart of I-Sanctuary exhibitionPrice €25 <img width="922" height="1329" width_o="922" height_o="1329" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/70e3b874f690f3e7484e7121b5cae0d609e9ff9cb13277505d2d5c1df88714e2/1.JPG" data-mid="95392990" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/922/i/70e3b874f690f3e7484e7121b5cae0d609e9ff9cb13277505d2d5c1df88714e2/1.JPG" />